Villa de Leon (Leon Kauffmann residence) with boy standing in front, Pacific Palisades, 1929
Contributor
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer) University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository) Villa de Leon (Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Calif.) (repository)
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Description
Exterior view of the Villa de Leon from Porto Marina Way. The entry way of the Italianate villa has a curved drive framed by nude statues on four tall pillars. A boy with a bicycle is standing on the road in front of the villa. The Villa de Leon is located at 17948 Porto Marina Way. Designed by Kenneth MacDonald Jr. and built in 1927, it is one of the largest villas in Southern California. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 1459-1460-1461-1462, 8/8/29, Leon Kauffman home, Castellamarre 34.04266749498825 -118.56589078903198 Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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