Casa Encantada, Los Angeles, California(1938)*

Artist/Designer: T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Project Location: California, United States

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Style/Period(s):
Neoclassical, Modern, Art Deco

Primary Material(s):
Fabric

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Kudler, Adrian. "22 Photos of the $225 Million Casa Encantada Taken in 1939." LA Curbed (Los Angeles, CA), Feb. 19, 2013.

LA Times "Legendary Bel-Air estate Casa Encantada lists for the highest price in America: $225 million" | Accessed : January 11, 2021

Business Insider "Jeff Bezos is reportedly 'mansion-shopping' in Los Angeles — and he may have scoped out the most expensive house for sale in America. Here's a closer look at the $225 million 'Casa Encantada.'" | Accessed : January 11, 2021

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1930-1939, 1938

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Gross, Michael. Unreal Estate: Money, Ambition, and the Lust for Land in Los Angeles. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 2011.

Hyland, Jeffery. The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills. New York, NY: Random House Incorporated, 2008.

Ronnick, Michele Valerie. Review of American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition, by Peter J. Holliday. Classical World 113, no. 2 (2020): 225-226.

Smith, Daniella Ohad. “T. H. Robsjohn‐Gibbings: Crafting a Modern Home for Postwar America.” Journal of Interior Design 34, no. 1 (September 24, 2008): 39–55.

Building Address: 10644 Bellagio Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA

Significant Dates: The house was completed in 1938

Supporting Staff/ Designers: Architect James Dolena

Tags: History and Interiors, United States, Los Angeles, California, Neoclassical, Modern, Art Deco, 20th Century, 1930-1939, 1938, Residential Structure

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