Leonie Pray House (Long Beach, California)

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4252 Country Club Dr.
Long Beach, CA 90807

An English Tudor Revival mansion constructed in 1927 by William E. Babb, a local businessman who reaped a fortune from the oil strike on Signal Hill. The house was purchased in 1929 by Russell Pray, a successfual lawyer, for his French bride, Leonie. It epitomizes the ultimate in the English Tudor style, combining red brick with fake dark wood timbers and stucco, a gothic arched entryway, a cathedral ceiling with wood trusses in the living room, leaded glass casement windows and gabled dormers. A large rear addition constructed by new owners Vicki and Bill Dawson blends seamlessly into the original.


It was one of the houses used in the movie, Donnie Darko. In the movie, this house belonged to the character played by Patrick Swayze. Halfway into the movie the house was (depicted to be) burnt down by the character of Jake Gyllenhaal.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7umgMIeSs

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