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Paul Williams-designed English Manor is 2011 Showcase House An English manor in Flintridge designed by architect Paul Revere Williams is the featured 2011 Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. The annual tour of the house and grounds is on Sun., April 17 to Sun., May 15. Proceeds benefit youth musical pro-
grams. In all, 24 interior and exterior designers will transform the estate: a 7,200+-squarefoot home, 1,800-square-foot guesthouse, eight gardens, championship tennis court, oversized swimming pool and accompanying pool house on
4.5 acres. A three-car garage will be outfitted with customlight fixtures made from welding tanks, a wine refrigerator, beer tap and flat screen TV. First occupants John Bishop Green and his wife, their son and daughter were the first occupants of the
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This residence exhibits classic Cape Cod character architecture. Step into the huge living room with original moldings, hardwood floors and built-in bookcases with window seat. The stately library/office is accented with natural light and beautiful woodwork. Formal dining room for entertaining with built-in cabinetry adjacent to the exquisitely redone kitchen with large pantry and family room combination. Additionally, there is one bedroom, a den and a second home/office on the first level. There are 4 good size bedrooms upstairs plus a huge bonus room. Total of 4.5 baths, great storage closets throughout, outdoor patio with Bar-B-Q, large grassy yard and huge swimmer’s pool. Other features include: redone foundation, central heat & air, copper plumbing, updated electrical, tankless water heater, wine storage, double driveway with off-street parking for up to seven cars and indoor access from the garage. All situated on a large corner lot. An extravagant vision of urban life with the California living flavor. A must see property!
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ery detail including a riding exercise ring and bridle trails, championship concrete tennis court, a large swimming pool with dressing rooms, picnic grounds and a barbecue adjoining beautifully landscaped glen. Entire property all wooded and informally planted.” Purchased in 1949, it has remained in the same family for over 60 years. Architect Paul Williams borrowed ideas from the past in designing this 1927 example of English Period Revival. An African-American, he became renowned for designing major buildings such as the Federal Office Building, L.A. County Courthouse, Union Station, Saks Fifth Avenue, the Beverly Hills Hotel and more than 2,000 homes in Southern California. He was known as the “architect to the stars” and designed homes for Cary Grant, Groucho Marx, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Humphrey Bogart, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Tyrone Powers and dozens more. Williams attended Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles School of Art and the Los (Please turn to page 3)
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home. A painting contractor, rancher and real estate broker, Green married around 1905. Lillian Green was active in Long Beach society. Green commissioned the construction of the home at a cost of $36,525. The Southwest Builder and Contractor reported in 1927 that Williams had completed plans for a two-story house and basement, 14-room brick veneer dwelling “of the English farmhouse type.” It was to have a plaster and brick exterior, a shake roof, five tile bathrooms, tiled drain boards, automatic water heaters, unit heating systems, hardwood and tile floors, hardwood and pine trim, mantels, electric refrigeration, inter-room telephone system, garage, stables and landscaping. The family likely used this home as a “country retreat.” They sold it in 1930. Between 1930 and 1953, the house had several owners. In 1949, the property was advertised for sale in the Los Angeles Times. It was described as the “best Flintridge location with the most authentic 17th century English home in this country.” It was “architecturally perfect, even to the stables with box stalls and tack and feed rooms—complete in ev-
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Stephanie Meeks, president of National Trust for Historic Preservation, is the keynote speaker at the 36th annual conference of the California Preservation Foundation. “Preservation on the Edge” will be held Sun., May 15 to Wed., May 18 at the historic Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. Meeks joined the organization in July following a 17year reign by previous president Richard Moe. The CPF conference will explore the future of preservation and its role in sustainability, economic development, and community character. Dozens of sessions—from seminars and panel discussions to mobile workshops and study tours—will be offered. In addition, field trips will be held at the 1914 Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style La Señora Research Institute, the 1938 Streamline Moderne Barnum Hall on the campus of Santa Monica High School, the 1929 Miles Memorial Playhouse, and the Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach. The 2011 conference will also feature appearances and speeches from nationally renowned leaders in a number
of fields. Past attendees have included the Black Eyed Peas, the late architectural photographer Julius Shulman, actress Diane Keaton, former California Gov. Pete Wilson and broadcast legend Huell Howser. Founded in 1977, California Preservation Foundation (CPF) is the only statewide non-profit historic preservation education and advocacy membership organization in California. For more information visit www.californiapreservation. org or call 415-495-0349.
Get free rain barrel at program April 2 A joint project between the Hollywood Beautification Team and L.A.’s Dept. of Water and Power aims to educate residents about water conservation. LADWP rate payers who participate in the pilot program will receive a free rain barrel and training in its use. They will later be asked for feedback from city agencies. Workshops and barrel distributions are on Sat., April 2 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Micheltorena Elementary School, 1511 Micheltorena St. in Silverlake.