How much is the asking price on the Frank Lloyd Wright Ennis House?
The Ennis House is a building located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los AngelesCalifornia, USA, south of Griffith Park. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Charles and Mabel Ennis in 1923, and built in 1924. Following “La Miniatura” aka Millard House (Pasadena) and the Storer and Freeman House (Hollywood), the building is the fourth and most monumental of buildings in northern Los Angeles constructed mostly of interlocking pre-cast concrete blocks (Wright’s “textile block” style). Its design was based on ancient Mayan temples and along with other buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright (A.D. German Warehouse, Wisconsin and Hollyhock House, Hollywood), the Ennis House is sometimes referred to as an example of the Mayan Revival style. Its prominent detail is the relief ornament on its textile blocks, inspired by the symmetrical reliefs of Mayan buildings in Uxmal. Large in size (10,000 square feet) the house consists of two buildings: the main house and a smaller chauffeur’s apartment/g
Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed, long-endangered Ennis House, which served as a location for films such as “Blade Runner,” is putting out a “for sale” sign with a $15 million asking price, Christie’s said on Friday. The 6,000-square-foot Los Angeles estate is being sold by the Ennis House Foundation, which recently completed the initial phase of a stabilization and restoration project after years of decay and damage from earthquakes and torrential rains. In March 2005, it was placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s most-endangered list. Sources: http://news.yahoo.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed Ennis House to be sold. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed, long-endangered Ennis House that served as a location for films such as “Blade Runner” is putting out a “for sale” sign with a $15 million asking price, Christie’s said on Friday. The 6,000-square-foot Los Angeles estate is being sold by the Ennis House Foundation, which recently completed the initial phase of a stabilization and restoration project following years of decay and damage from earthquakes and torrential rains. In March 2005, it was placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s most-endangered list. “Our goal has always been to be a good steward of the house,” said the foundation’s president, James DeMeo. “We’ve made a lot of progress, but at this point a private owner with the right vision and sufficient resources can better preserve the house than we can as a small nonprofit,” he said, explaining the decision to place the historic home on the market. Perched atop
