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Fredric March House
The Fredric March House is a house designed by Wallace Neff for the actors Fredric March and Florence Eldridge. It is situated at 1026 Ridgedale Road, in Bel Air, Los Angeles. It was built by Neff for the actors Fredric March and Florence Eldridge. It is set in 1.2 acres of grounds. The house had five bedrooms and 13 bathrooms at the time of its 2020 sale. Amenities included a swimming pool and tennis court with pavilion. The style of the house has been described as both Tudor Revival and French Norman. It has a distinctive octagonal 'dovecote' tower. Subsequent owners included the photographer Shirley Burden, the lawyer Ken Ziffren and the philanthropist Wallis Annenberg. The house was bought in 2001 for $13.5 million by the actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston who spent two years refurbishing and expanding it. The couple added a screening room. It was listed for sale for $28 million in 2009 following their divorce. It was 10,000-plus-square-foot in size at the time of its 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Neff
Edwin Wallace Neff (January 28, 1895 – June 8, 1982) was an architect based in Southern California and was largely responsible for developing the region's distinct architectural style referred to as "California" style. Neff was a student of architect Ralph Adams Cram and drew heavily from the architectural styles of both Spain and the Mediterranean as a whole, gaining extensive recognition from the number of celebrity commissions, notably Pickfair, the mansion belonging originally to Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Early years Edwin Wallace Neff was born January 28, 1895, to Edwin Neff and Nannie McNally, daughter of Chicago printing tycoon Andrew McNally ( Rand-McNally Corporation). Since Andrew McNally had moved to Altadena, California, in 1887 and founded Rancho La Mirada. La Mirada, California, was Neff's birthplace. However, he spent a great deal of time at the Altadena residence, a grand Queen Anne Victorian mansion which looked from the hillside community down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |