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Chateau Colline is an historic eight-unit apartment building on
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in the Westwood section of
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.


History and characteristics

Designed by architect
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, Chateau Colline was built in 1935. Its leaded-glass windows,
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s, and climbing vines give it the appearance of a castle. The building also has large wood-burning fireplaces with handcrafted mantels,
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s,
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s and outside nooks for milk bottles. The ''
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and
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once lived there, holding lavish parties in a second-story apartment."


Landmark status

In 2001, the owner applied for a permit to demolish the building to build a six-story
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project in its place. With support from the
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, tenants organized an effort to declare the building an historic monument in order to prevent its demolition. The owner claimed the rent-controlled building had become a financial drain and needed new plumbing and electrical systems. Los Angeles City Councilman
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supported the effort to declare the building a historic landmark, calling it a "unique, vital piece of Holmby Hills and Westwood history." The City Council eventually voted 14 to 0 to declare the building a landmark. Chateau Colline was recognized as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (LAHCM #703) by the city Cultural Heritage Commission in 2001 and was listed on the
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in 2003.


See also

*
List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles This is a List of the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Los Angeles. (For those in the rest of Los Angeles County, go here.) Current listings :' ...
*
List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the Westside This is a List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the Westside. In total, there are more than 85 Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) on the Westside, and a handful of additional sites that have been recognized by the Cultural Heritage Co ...


References

{{LAHMC Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Residential buildings completed in 1935 Apartment buildings in Los Angeles Westwood, Los Angeles