COLLECTION NAME:
McClain (Herbert A.) Photographs
Record
Title:
Olive Hill Estate of the Barnsdall maiden daughters whose wealth accrued from oil. Building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright during his "Egyptian era". After the death of the Barnsdall daughters the estate stood vacant. During the depression (1929-37), vandals and tramps stole the furnishings, tor out the doors and windows for firewood, and slept or camped in the house. In 1943, Mrs Valley Knudsen (dairies) formed a committee to save Olive Hill and raised funds to restore the estate. Then she turned it over to Los Angeles City Parks & Recreation as an art center.
Date:
1950
Decade:
1950-1959
Creator:
McClain, Hubert A.
Type:
Photograph
Format:
B/W Negative
Subject:
Residences
Subject:
Historic Buildings - California
Geographic Location:
Los Angeles County - Los Angeles (Calif.)
Rights:
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact Sherman Library at library@slgardens.org.
Filename:
McClain_001-135.tif
Identifier:
135
