Charles Ennis (Ennis-Brown) House (Los Angeles, California)
USA /
California /
Glendale /
Los Angeles, California /
Glendower Avenue, 2607
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Glendale
World / United States / California
house, movie / film / TV location, 1924_construction, historic landmark, 1920s construction, Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
2607 Glendower Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
The Ennis-Brown House is one of the most famous residences in the world, built by Frank Lloyd Wright for Mabel and Charles Ennis and completed in 1924. One of th first residences constructed from concrete block, The Ennis House is also one of the last Wright projects to employ stained glass, and one of the first to employ mitred glass windows. The Ennis House breaks Wright's principal of keeping the architecture on a human scale; the interiors have high, lofty ceilings and the whole very much has the feeling of great importance.
The house is in serious decay, having sustained damage from severe winter storms as well as the Northridge Earthquake. The house is currently administered by the non-profit Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage.
The Ennis-Brown House is located at 2655 Glendower Avenue in the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles. It is listed in the US. Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places as well as a Cultural Heritage Monument by the City of Los Angeles.
official site: www.ennishouse.org
www.laconservancy.org/issues/issues_ennis.php4
bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-149-ennis-br...
Los Angeles, CA 90027
The Ennis-Brown House is one of the most famous residences in the world, built by Frank Lloyd Wright for Mabel and Charles Ennis and completed in 1924. One of th first residences constructed from concrete block, The Ennis House is also one of the last Wright projects to employ stained glass, and one of the first to employ mitred glass windows. The Ennis House breaks Wright's principal of keeping the architecture on a human scale; the interiors have high, lofty ceilings and the whole very much has the feeling of great importance.
The house is in serious decay, having sustained damage from severe winter storms as well as the Northridge Earthquake. The house is currently administered by the non-profit Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage.
The Ennis-Brown House is located at 2655 Glendower Avenue in the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles. It is listed in the US. Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places as well as a Cultural Heritage Monument by the City of Los Angeles.
official site: www.ennishouse.org
www.laconservancy.org/issues/issues_ennis.php4
bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-149-ennis-br...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennis_House
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Coordinates: 34°6'58"N 118°17'34"W
- Hollywood Walk of Fame 5 km
- Los Angeles State Historic Park (The Cornfield) 7.3 km
- Rose Bowl Stadium 12 km
- Will Rogers State Historic Park 22 km
- Chatsworth Nature Preserve and Reservoir (site) 36 km
- King Gillette Ranch Park 39 km
- Grand Prix of Long Beach Circuit 40 km
- Kumekichi Ishibashi Ranch (site) 43 km
- Angels Gate Park / Fort MacArthur Upper Reservation (former) 44 km
- Los Angeles Air Force Base, Fort MacArthur Annex 44 km
- Los Feliz 1 km
- Griffith Park 1.8 km
- Little Armenia 2.5 km
- East Hollywood 3 km
- Atwater Village 3.2 km
- Silver Lake 3.4 km
- Hollywood 3.5 km
- Elysian Valley / "Frogtown" 5.1 km
- Glassell Park 5.1 km
- Echo Park 5.2 km
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