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Constructed between 1919-1921, Hollyhock House was originally designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) as a private residence for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall.
Barnsdall and Wright had met in Chicago and Barnsdall thought Wright
was the only choice for realizing her dream of a theater arts community
on Olive Hill (at the intersection of Hollywood and Vermont Boulevards).

Although Wright drew complete plans for a theater, shops, and housing on
Olive Hill, only three buildings were constructed: Hollyhock House,
Residence A and Residence B (demolished to make way for apartments in 1948).

After residing in the house for only four years, Barnsdall donated the house
and most of Olive Hill to the City of Los Angeles. The California Arts Club
used the house as a clubhouse, gathering place and art gallery until 1932.

The house has undergone three major renovations:
in 1946 under the supervision of Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright's son),
a second in 1974 and in 2005, a seismic retrofit has been completed,
designed to preserve the historic fabric of the house.

Since 1978, the non-profit organization Friends of Hollyhock House (FOHH)
has worked to increase the public's awareness of the history of the
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House
and Aline Barnsdall's contribution to the city of Los Angeles.
The organization has raised funds for restoration projects,
established a library of Wright monographs,
and organized lectures and public events promoting the house.


Hollyhock House
4800 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(cross-streets Vermont Ave. and Edgemont Ave.)

www.hollyhockhouse.net

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