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S.208 – Aline
Barnsdall “Hollyhock” House, 4808 Hollywood Boulevard, Los
Angeles, California Article:
Notes about the Southern California properties Hollyhock House was designed to anchor of a
complex of multiple art-related buildings.
The complex is reached via an entrance on Hollywood Boulevard near
Vermont Avenue. As you can see from
the map below, a road circles the property.
That road is designated as “lower” and “upper,” although it is the
same road. It reaches its apex at
Hollyhock House, and then descends to the lower road at about 2:00 on the
map. If you visit, you will have no
trouble finding Residence A or Hollyhock.
It takes a bit of effort to find the Spring House, though. The main house (S.208), built in 1917, is
open for public tours. A garage sits opposite a large
forecourt and covered walkway. This
area was converted in 1954 to use as an exhibition area for an international
traveling exhibit, Sixty Years of Living Architecture (S.382), but is now a garage and
motor court. The “Spring House” (S.209) was built in 1920. It is situated partway up Olive Hill, and
its roof can be seen from the wall that surrounds Hollyhock House. “Residence A” (S.210) was also built in 1920,
and is on the lower level road the hill.
“Residence B” (S.211) was built in 1920 at the base of the hill on
Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard; it has been demolished, and that area
is now populated by strip malls. From this location, you can see (in the
distance) the Ennis house (S.217),
the Griffith Park Observatory, and the Hollywood sign. According to the official website,
photography is no longer allowed on the public tours. Although closed for long-term renovations,
it has reopened to the public in mid-February 2015. You can still view various parts of the
exterior without taking the tour.
These photos were snapped on January 27, 2015 and in February 2005. Click here for building interior Click here for garage and motor
court |
2015 Photos – still surrounded
by construction fences
2005
Photos
Griffith Park
Observatory (left) and Ennis House (S.217),
as seen from Hollyhock House
Hollywood sign as
seen from Hollyhock House (with my two young architecture tourists)
Click here for building interior
Revised
02/14/2015 |