The Ennis-Brown House, 2607 Glendower Ave., Los Angeles, California, USA
The Ennis-Brown House by Frank Lloyd Wright
Photo © Mary Ann Sullivan, www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ Frank Lloyd Wright used stepped walls and textured concrete blocks called
textile blocks for the Ennis-Brown house in Los Angeles, California. The design of the Ennis-Brown home suggests pre-Columbian architecture from South America. Three other Frank Lloyd Wright houses in California are made with similar textile blocks. All were built in 1923:
- The Millard House
- The Storer House
- The Freeman House
The rugged exterior of the Ennis-Brown House became famous when it was featured in House on Haunted Hill, a 1959 film directed by William Castle. The interior of the Ennis House has appeared in many movies and television shows, including:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Twin Peaks
- Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott
- Thirteenth Floor (1999)
- Predator 2 (1990)
The Ennis House has not weathered well and millions of dollars have gone into repairing the roof and stabilizing a deteriorating retaining wall. Restoration is still underway.
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