Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District, from the Palos Verdes Homes Association Photograph Collection held in the Local History Room. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Image shows elevated view of the George O. and Helene Schoolcraft residence, located on Via Somonte, on lot 1, block 1538, tract 6884 in Malaga Cove. View looking northeast shows rear of the two-story, ten-room stucco house with tile roof and two-car garage. Visible in background is the Olmsted residence, and Torrance and Redondo Beach coastline. According to the "Italian Los Angeles: The Italian Resource Guide to Greater Los Angeles" web site's historical survey of Los Angeles (compiled with texts written by Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Ph.D, available online at http://www.italianlosangeles.org), "The extensive use of ironwork, tiles and windows brought from Italy contributes to the authenticity of this Tuscan villa designed by Edgar Clive in 1927." This house received an Art Jury Honorable Mention for notable architecture of 1927. Date Built: 1926 Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, June-July 1927, p. 1. PVH building permit #87.
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