Welcome to the ennis house one of the los angeles hills most legendary homes.
Ennis house los angeles tour. The ennis house is large at 6 200 square feet. The ennis house designed by frank lloyd wright and built by his son lloyd is the last and largest of the elder wright s four textile block houses in the los angeles area. Frank lloyd wright s ennis house the 1924 hilltop mansion that is one of the master s most celebrated residential designs and one of los angeles most revered architectural landmarks has sold to billionaire ron burkle for about 4 5 million 70 less than its original asking price. The ennis house is a residential dwelling in the los feliz neighborhood of los angeles california united states south of griffith park the home was designed by frank lloyd wright for charles and mabel ennis in 1923 and was built in 1924.
Sited on a hillside overlooking the city of los angeles it commands attention even from the street below it. Though concrete was still considered a new material in the 1920s especially for home construction wright believed it had promising potential for affordable housing. In fact its distinct appearance led to its use as. We head inside the ennis house the largest of frank lloyd wright s los angeles area textile block houses that paid homage to mayan architecture.
Following la miniatura in pasadena and the storer and freeman houses in the hollywood hills of los angeles the structure is the fourth and largest of. Perched atop a hill in los feliz frank lloyd wright s ennis house is the epitome residential example of mayan revival architecture. All made by hand using decomposed granite taken from the site. The la times reported today.
Los angeles and hollywood day tour from las vegas 519 reviews this small group guided day tour of the city of angels with round trip transportation from las vegas shows you the best of los angeles that socal city famous for its thriving film industry and prime perch near the pacific ocean. Dara gives a tour of ennis house wright was seeking a style suited to california s landscape and past but he was also reflecting the anything goes influence of hollywood which in the 1920s was an inescapable force due to egyptian and babylonian movie sets. At 23m this mayan revival frank lloyd wright house has been featured in movies and tv shows like blade runner and.