Ennis House

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Ennis House is a landmark Mayan Revival-style residence in Los Angeles designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and known for its distinctive textile-block construction and frequent use in films.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural work
historic house
landmark
residence
architect Frank Lloyd Wright
architecturalStyle Mayan Revival
Pre-Columbian Revival architecture
category Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Houses in Los Angeles
Landmarks in Los Angeles
Mayan Revival architecture in California
constructionMaterial concrete textile blocks
glass
steel
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endOfConstruction 1924
floorCount 2
hasPart chauffeur’s quarters
main house
motor court
hasView Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles Basin
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing

World Monuments Watch listing
heritageDesignationReason architectural significance
association with Frank Lloyd Wright
distinctive Mayan Revival textile-block design
inception 1920s
influencedBy Maya architecture
surface form: Mayan architecture

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican temples
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
Los Feliz
surface form: Los Feliz, Los Angeles
namedAfter Charles Ennis
Mabel Ennis
notableFeature hilltop site with city views
ornamented concrete blocks with Mayan-inspired patterns
textile-block construction
notableWorkIn Blade Runner
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
surface form: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)

House on Haunted Hill
surface form: House on Haunted Hill (1959 film)

The Day of the Locust (film)
The Thirteenth Floor
surface form: The Thirteenth Floor (film)
ownerHistory nonprofit stewardship organization
private collector
private residence
partOfSeries Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
surface form: Frank Lloyd Wright textile-block houses

Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
surface form: Los Angeles textile-block houses by Frank Lloyd Wright
significantRestoration early 21st-century comprehensive restoration
post-1994 Northridge earthquake repairs
post-2005 storm damage stabilization
startDate 1923
usedAs commercials location
film location
television location

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Frank Lloyd Wright notableWork Ennis House
Los Feliz containsLandmark Ennis House