Lloyd Wright’s stunning Henry Bollman Residence seeks $2.995M

Lloyd Wright’s stunning Henry Bollman Residence located in Hollywood is so spectacular that it graced Architectural Digest’s cover twice.

While working alongside his father, Frank Lloyd Wright, Olmsted and Olmsted, Irving Gill, Rudolph Schindler, and Norman Bel Geddes, he put forth his creative efforts in theatre, music, landscape, and architectural design, Wright, began to form his vision of a new architecture.

Lloyd Wright’s Henry Bollman Residence in Hollywood
The living room of the Lloyd Wright’s Henry Bollman Residence in Hollywood

For his second commission, he utilized an innovative building system of pre-cast concrete blocks to both structurally and decoratively augment standard construction techniques. His father employed this “knit-block” construction system in the Millard, Freeman, Ennis, and Storer residences, and Wright used it to create the jaw-dropping  Samuel-Novarro House and the Sowden House.

Unfortunately, its majestical Mayan-esque beauty was left to deteriorate over the years. When designer Mimi London saw the Bollman Residence for sale in December 1983, the dwelling fell apart after many years of neglect. “Walking in, the magic and mystery of the place were still present, but it was like discovering a Mayan ruin.”

The dining room of the Lloyd Wright’s Henry Bollman Residence in Hollywood
The kitchen room of the Lloyd Wright’s Henry Bollman Residence in Hollywood

Unfortunately, its majestical Mayan-esque beauty was left to deteriorate over the years. When designer Mimi London saw the Bollman Residence for sale in December 1983, the dwelling fell apart after many years of neglect. “Walking in, the magic and mystery of the place were still present, but it was like discovering a Mayan ruin.”

Despite its dilapidated state, something tugged at London’s creative heart. And so London began the process of renovation and interpretation to resurrect the home’s past grandeur.

The bedroom of the Lloyd Wright’s Henry Bollman Residence in Hollywood
Backyard sitting place with garden view

London’s efforts made the residence more functional for modern lifestyles with a new kitchen and baths and an expansion of living space into what was the attached garage. The living room and formal dining room open out to a private patio surrounded by a tropical landscape with plantings such as Monstera Deliciosa, Trumpet Vine, and Black Bird of Paradise, which Wright may well have specified. London’s cheery touch lends lightheartedness throughout the residence, incorporating four bedrooms and two baths.

Crowned Cultural Historic Monument #235, the residence last sold in 2014 for $1,900,000. Listed by Crosby Doe, the current asking price is $2,995,000.

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