William O. Jenkins House
| William O. Jenkins House | |
|---|---|
“The Phantom House” | |
Los Angeles, California | |
| Address | 641 South Irving Boulevard (intersection of Crenshaw and Wilshire Boulevards) |
| Town or city | Windsor Square, Central Los Angeles |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 34°03′44″N 118°19′08″W / 34.0622°N 118.3189°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1922 |
| Completed | 1923 (or ’25) |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Demolished | 1957 |
| Cost | $250,000 (in 1923) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel, concrete, brick-lined interior |
| Floor count | Two |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | T. Beverley Keim |
| Main contractor | William A. Larkin |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | (14 bedrooms) |
The William O. Jenkins House— also known as the "Phantom House", the J. Paul Getty mansion and 641 South Irving Boulevard — was a Mediterranean-style property in Los Angeles, California, built for businessman William O. Jenkins (reputedly the "richest man in Mexico") in 1922 and '23. Although demolished in 1957, it lives on in movie memory owing to its use in location shooting for two celebrated Hollywood films — Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
History
The house was designed by American civil engineer and architect Thomas Beverley Keim, Jr. (1884-1926), who committed suicide soon after its completion.
On 21 February 1955,
Another nearby former Getty property — at 605 South Irving Boulevard — also known as the "
References
- ^ "Architect Ends Life at Office", Los Angeles Times, 24 October 1926, p. 3.
- ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Wilshire Phantom House Soon to be Only a Memory", Los Angeles Times, 24 February 1957, p. B1.
External links
- "641 South Irving Boulevard" @ Historic Los Angeles: Wilshire Boulevard, When it was Residential (2015) by Duncan Maginnis.
