"Crestmount" (Los Angeles, California)

 residence, recording studio, historic landmark, historical building, 1923_construction, 1920s construction, Mediterranean Revival (architecture)

"Crestmount" was designed in 1923 by architect Robert D. Farquhar in the Mediterranean Revival style. As the opulent former residence of silent film star Antonio Moreno and his wife and oil heiress, Daisy Canfield Danziger, it was the scene for lavish Sunday afternoon parties for members of high society and silent screen notables. In 1933, Daisy Canfield was returning from a party and died when her car plunged off Mulholland Drive. Since then, the 22-room estate has seen many incarnations. It would soon be the Chloe P. Canfield School for Girls.

In 1950, it became a convent for Franciscan nuns, who sold the property in 1987 after it was damaged by the Whittier Narrows earthquake. The estate was later named Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 391.

It is now used as a recording studio. Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Beck, Lucinda Williams, Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, Colin James, My Chemical Romance, Papa Roach, Sting, Elton John, John Mayer, & the Red Hot Chili Peppers have recorded music here.

The 2016 film "The Neon Demon" was filmed at the Canfield-Moreno Estate – also known as the Paramour Mansion. Scenes from "Intolerable Cruelty" (2003), "Scream 3" (2000) and "Halloween: H2O" (1998) were also filmed at the house & its swimming pool; as well as Britney Spears’ music video for ‘My Prerogative’. Most recently, the estate was used as a filming location for the Netflix original series "The Politician".

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