This building was designed by Lloyd Wright, Architect, eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was designed in 1927 as Mr. Wright’s own home and studio. Mr. Wright lived and worked here from 1927 till his death in 1978. It was here that Mr. Wright raised his family and created such world-renowned buildings as […]
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The Anderton Court Shops designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952 is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C at the local level because it represents the only retail structure designed and built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Southern California, and is also eligible under Criterion C at the national level as
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As the first major hotel to be constructed in the rapidly growing community of Beverly Hills since 1912, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel is representative of the quality of commercial architecture built in the city during its prime period of development. Associated with one of the city’s most influential citizens, the hotel was constructed in 1927
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Looff’ s Hippodrome (Santa Monica Amusement Pier Carousel Building) is a rare intact example of an early shelter structure built to house a carousel in an amusement park. It is one of only two such structures that remain on the West Coast. 1 Its location on an amusement pier adds to its novelty, and it
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The Beverly Hills Main Post Office is a textbook example of the Renaissance Revival style. The front elevation is marked by alternately arched and triangle-pedimented windows, and a rusticated terracotta beltcourse and quoining. The lobby is finished with marble veneer, and has a verde marble floor. Several Treasury Section of Fine Arts murals are placed in the public lobby. LOCAL CONTEXT Beverly
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