Title supplied by cataloger.; The original photographic print is a reproduction. The "Castle" was a large Queen Anne style house built around 1882 and once owned by Daniel Donegan. The home was moved to Heritage Square in 1969 to be restored. However, after the building was relocated, it was burned to the ground by arsonists. Looking across S. Bunker Hill Avenue towards the "Castle," located at 325. The curved Mansard roof on the tower (upper center) and the triangular crown of a front balcony (left of center) were removed after the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. On the far left is a glimpse of the residence that once belonged to the Thorpe family at 333.
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image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;9 x 13 cm. Photographic prints
Castle (Los Angeles, Calif.) Dwellings--California--Bunker Hill (Los Angeles) Queen Anne revival (Architecture)--California--Bunker Hill (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Bunker Hill (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Bunker Hill (Los Angeles) Bunker Hill Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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