Home of the Week: Neoclassical estate built for a member of the Chandler family
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Architect-to-the-stars Wallace Neff, perhaps best known for his mastery of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, designed this neoclassical residence for Ralph J. Chandler, a shipbuilding magnate and nephew of former Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler.
Completed in 1960, the estate recalls the Pavillon de Musique du Barry with four Ionic columns lining a half-moon front porch. Inside, grand formal spaces are embellished with elaborate crestings, gold-leaf details and herringbone wood floors.
Grounds abutting the Wilshire Country Club include formal gardens by noted landscape architect Edward Huntsman-Trout.
The details
Location: 105 N. Rossmore Ave., Los Angeles, 90004
Asking price: $5.95 million
Year built: 1960
Architect: Wallace Neff
House size: 8,163 square feet, five bedrooms, six bathrooms
Lot size: 0.46 acres
Features: Detailed molding; vaulted ceilings; parquet wood floors; 30-foot rotunda entry; wood-paneled library; grand formal rooms; elevator; staff quarters; marble-lined terrace; formal gardens; fountains; subterranean parking
About the area: In June, 13 single-family homes sold in the 90004 ZIP Code at a median price of $1.835 million, according to CoreLogic. That was a 74.8% increase over the same month a year ago.
Agents: Andrea Cope and Shelli Broder, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, (310) 433-7995
To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos via Dropbox.com, permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to [email protected].
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