The house that lumber and mining built
The same company that built the famed Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood also built this large Tudor in Windsor Square, an affluent neighborhood of courtly mansions developed to resemble the English countryside.
Grace Pattison and her daughter Lois contracted with the Milwaukee Building Co., also known as Meyer & Holler, in 1920 to build this two-story frame-and-brick-veneer, English-style residence for what was then the phenomenal sum of about $65,000.
The widow of Martin Pattison, an early lumber and mining baron, Grace made her home here along with household staff. Every summer her chauffeur drove her in a Pierce Arrow limousine to visit Superior, Wis., where her husband had served three terms as mayor.
Because Lois had rheumatoid arthritis, an elevator was installed in the house.
In those days of gracious living, extended families often lived in mansions, passed down from generation to generation. The Pattisons were no different. Lois, her husband and son lived in the house with her mother and continued to live there after her death.
About this house: Successive owners have preserved its charm while adding a tennis court and a five-car garage, remodeling the kitchen, pool and teahouse, and creating an additional two-bedroom suite.
Asking price: $4.995 million
Size: There are seven bedrooms and 6 1/2 bathrooms in 7,200 square feet, excluding the guest house, on nearly an acre.
Features: Living room, formal dining room, breakfast room, den, library, office, three bedroom suites, a fourth bedroom and an adjoining suite of two staff bedrooms and bath. There is also built-in cabinetry, a billiards room and a wine cellar.
Where: Windsor Square, which is adjacent to Hancock Park, is a historic district. The designation as a historic preservation overlay zone protects homes that are architecturally significant, such as this one -- and the nearby Getty House, the grand mansion used as the official residence of the Los Angeles mayor -- from being torn down as well as from changes that would be out of character with the tree-laden neighborhood.
Listing agent: Barry Sloan, Sotheby’s International Realty, Beverly Hills, (310) 786-1844
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