Hollyhock House | Favorite Architecture
The Aline Barnsdall Hollyhock House is a building in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as a residence for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall, built in 1919–1921. The building is now the centerpiece of the city’s Barnsdall Art Park,More info:wiki
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#10 A full tour through Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House,More info:la.curbed
The Hollyhock House was the first house Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Los Angeles, part of a performing arts complex commissioned in the early 1920s by oil heiress Aline Barnsdall for an incredible 36-acre hilltop site on the Hollywood and Los Feliz border.
The house contains the “germination of what I think you can easily say became California Modernism,” says Hollyhock curator Jeffrey Herr.
#9 A look inside Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House,More info:journalhotels
Architecture buff or not, you’re most likely familiar with the fabled Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America’s most iconic architects. The majority of the 400 or so Wright-designed structures that still exist (yes, bafflingly, some have been demolished over the years) are in the Midwest and on the East Coast, with just a few dozen in California and only a handful of those in Los Angeles.
But one of his most impressive creations – known as the Hollyhock House – sits just four miles from The Hollywood Roosevelt, is open to the public, and should go straight to the top of your must-do list whether you’re in town for just for a few days or are a longstanding local. Here’s what you need to know about the mind-blowing masterpiece.
#8 Iconic Perspectives: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House,More info:dwell
However, what’s not always recognized are the unsung stories that reveal the challenges that took place behind-the-scenes of his projects. One of the homes we visited at the Iconic Houses Conference in Los Angeles is one such example. The story behind the Hollyhock House is filled with drama that found its way into Wright’s life—both personal and professional. The result is an intriguing masterpiece that’s filled with secrets just waiting to be discovered.
#7 Inside L.A.’s Hollyhock House, Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,More info:laweekly
#6 Hollyhock House: Frank Lloyd Wright’s First LA Project,More info:Open House TV
#5 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House Reopens,More info:discoverlosangeles
In July 2019, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, an iconic architectural masterpiece in the heart of Barnsdall Park, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The first Los Angeles landmark designated a World Heritage Site, Hollyhock House is part of a UNESCO group officially titled The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, which includes eight major works spanning 50 years of the famed architect’s career. There are more than 1,000 World Heritage sites around the world, and the group of Wright sites is now among only 24 sites in the U.S. The collection represents the first modern architecture designation in the country on the prestigious list.
A significant part of LA’s storied architectural history, Hollyhock House (built 1919-21) marked Wright’s first architectural project in Los Angeles. Hollyhock House boasts a lyrical and poetic style of architecture known as “California Romanza” (from the musical term meaning “freedom to make one’s own form”), which complements LA’s significance as a trendsetter in the arts and architecture.
#4 Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock House, Los Angeles California,More info:pawsforbeer
Over the coarse of Frank Lloyd Wright’s career he built 532 structures and designed over 1000… talk about an overachiever! I have talked about my love for Wright designed structures often on this blog as I find him fascinating, both personally and professionally. He was a brilliant architect, who was well ahead of his years, but also led a life that could even to this day make the front page of the tabloids.
#3 Hollyhock House,More info:pinterest
#2 Virtual Reality Tour Would Increase Access to the Hollyhock House,More info:urbanize
In an effort to improve access for disabled persons, the City of Los Angeles is looking to create a virtual reality tour for the historic Hollyhock House.
Completed in 1921 as the home of Aline Barnsdall, the Hollyhock House is noted as the first Los Angeles building designed by the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It now stands as the centerpiece of Barnsdall Art Park, a hilly 36-acre expanse in the heart of East Hollywood.
As the house predates adoption of the American with Disabilities Act by nearly seven decades, many parts of the Mayan Revival building are inaccessible to those with disabilities. The property’s National Historic Landmark status further complicates the issue, as it is illegal to physically retrofit the house for ADA compliance. Thus, the City has turned to a more creative solution.
#1 That Far Corner: Frank Lloyd Wright In Los Angeles,More info:kcet
During his time spent in Southern California in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Frank Lloyd Wright accelerated the search for an authentic L.A. architecture that was suitable to the city’s culture and landscape. Writer/Director Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times, explores the houses the legendary architect built in Los Angeles. The documentary also delves into the critic’s provocative theory that these homes were also a means of artistic catharsis for Wright, who was recovering from a violent tragic episode in his life.
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