Ennis House

The last and largest of the four Los Angeles textile block houses, assembled from more than 27,000 interlocking pre-cast blocks set on a concrete platform above Los Feliz. Charles and Mabel Ennis pushed the design toward the decorative taste of their period, which is part of why it photographs as a Maya palace and has appeared on screen more than eighty times. The 1994 Northridge earthquake and the rains of 2005 both did damage; the house was bought and fully restored by Ron Burkle and remains private, with no public access.

Year Completed

1924

Height (meters)

16.1

Historic Structure Type

house

Number of Units

1

Elevation (meters)

265.8

Category: Culture & History

Tags: frank lloyd wright, textile block, los feliz, mayan revival, private

Coordinates: 34.1162479, -118.292889

Part of Frank Lloyd Wright's houses in Los Angeles

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