Ennis House, a Frank Lloyd Wright landmark in Los Feliz, is for sale
Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, a Los Feliz hilltop masterpiece composed of patterned and smooth concrete blocks that has been mightily threatened by man and Mother Nature, is being offered for sale at $15 million by the private foundation that has been restoring it.
Eric Lloyd Wright, the architect's grandson and a member of the nonprofit Ennis House Foundation's board, said that, given harsh economic realities, private ownership would be the best way to save the house and honor his grandfather's intentions.
Torrential rains had caused a retaining wall to buckle in March 2005, sending several patterned blocks tumbling down the hill. City inspectors briefly red-tagged the estate, spread on half an acre along a ridge with breathtaking views in the Hollywood Hills.
Ennis House is located in the 2600 block of Glendower Avenue in Los Feliz. To learn more about the demographics and schools in this community visit Mapping L.A.'s Neighborhoods.
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Posted by: Tony | June 19, 2009 at 02:02 PM