Here's Your Chance To Step Inside A Stunning, 1920s California Home By Frank Lloyd Wright
In 1919, Bohemian oil heiress, theater enthusiast and political radical Aline Barnsdall purchased the 36-acre park site now known as Barnsdall Park. She enlisted architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design the premises, his first in Los Angeles, as a sweeping complex for avant-garde theater, featuring an ambitious space for artists to live and work -- and a home for the Barnsdall and her daughter. However, Barnsdall fired Wright in 1921 due to, among other things, high costs and artistic differences. The complex remained unfinished, but Wright left behind the completed Barnsdall home, the
Hollyhock House, a stunning paradigm of California modern design.
Beginning in 2012, the Hollyhock House has undergone a painstaking renovation process, aimed to restore the dwelling to its original 1921 appearance....Finally, after years of work and approximately $4.3 million dollars...the iconic house is slated to reopen its doors on February 13, 2015 to the public -- who will be donning protective booties over their shoes, of course.
Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell will attend a ribbon cutting on February 13 at 4 p.m., at which time the legendary space will be open to the public. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 students, seniors and children under 12. After the opening, the Hollyhock House will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Ronda Bernstein
Historical Consultant
APT WASHINGTON CHAPTER INCORPORATED
Washington DC
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