Daily Bungalow
I recently came across a photostream including a portfolio of one of the many American
house-plan companies of the prewar era. E.W. Stillwell & Co. was based in downtown Los
Angeles. As I looked through some of its houses on the photostream, one in particular
caught my eye... something about its roof vents:
Daily Bungalow
There may have been other houses built in L.A. using the same plan, but it looks to me like
the plan-book photo just above is of the familar Colonial I'd posted here before and had
managed to connect with '20s star Colleen Moore....
Quote:
Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
I love...Los Angeles variations on American Colonial houses, often found in the Wilshire District.... Here's one at 1231 S. Gramercy, lived in by Colleen Moore in 1923 (per the LACD):
image-archeology.com
" Near Los Angeles"? It's practically dead center! At least now it is.... Anyway, it too still stands:
Google Street View
The odd roof vents appear to be echoed in a structure (a garage?) to the rear. (Where's the
plaque?)
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I'm sure that many if not all built examples of Stillwell's plans were in Los Angeles...I'm going to be on the lookout for the others