Villa de Leon (Kauffman Residence) (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Las Flores / Los Angeles, California / Porto Marina Way, 17948
 house, 1928_construction, 1920s construction
17948 Porto Marina Way
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

This classic structure, easily seen from PCH, is often mistaken as J. Paul Getty's residence and first museum.

Villa de Leon, Italianate Revival by architect Kenneth MacDonald in 1928 for Wool Manufacturer Leon Kauffman. Its design reflects the Beaux-Arts European tradition of architecture that had become old fashioned in Los Angeles by the time of its construction. Source: Houses of Los Angeles, Sam Watters, Ancanthus Press, New York 2007.

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Coordinates:   34°2'33"N   118°33'57"W

Comments

  • now this is a private home
  • Kennneth MacDonald Jr. the architect died in 1937, as did the owner of the house Leon Kauffman. The Villa De Leon was completed in 1927. It took 5 years to build and cost one million dollars. The gardens which originally were on the hillside below the house were destroyed when the city widened Porto Marina road in 1940.
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