Leonie Pray House (Long Beach, California)
USA /
California /
Signal Hill /
Long Beach, California /
Country Club Drive, 4252
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Signal Hill
World / United States / California
house, historic landmark
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
www.lbds.info/planning/historic_preservation/historic_l...
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
www.lbds.info/planning/historic_preservation/historic_l...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°50'2"N 118°11'47"W
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- Torrance Gateway Estates 9 km
- Greystone Homes 10 km
- Hacienda de la Paz 17 km
- 1800 Via Visalia 19 km
- 1821 Via Visalia 19 km
- 1825 Via Visalia 19 km
- Mariner’s Bay 29 km
- Virginia Country Club 0.4 km
- California Heights Historic District 2.3 km
- Rancho Dominguez, California 3.5 km
- Lakewood Country Club 4.1 km
- Douglas Park 4.2 km
- Long Beach Airport (LGB/KLGB) 4.7 km
- Signal Hill 5.2 km
- Lakewood Center 5.7 km
- Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course 5.8 km
- Wilmington 7.9 km