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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. House belonging to the Brown family.The house has a front porch and features large front windows as well as a dormer window at the top. The address appears to be 1255 Magnolia Avenue. The address has changed to 1502 Magnolia Avenue. Text from negative sleeve: 19. Los Angeles, Magnolia Ave near Venice Boulevard. Brown's house. Browns used to live near Whitakers on Water Street (now Avenue 18) Los Angeles, and built this house about 1900. Whitakers liked it immensely, and finally contracted with George M. West to build one just like it on a lot they had bought on Griffin Ave between Manitou and Baldwin streets. This house on Magnolia still stands, and the house on Griffin Ave. now belongs to Mrs. H. H. West and is No. 2223 Griffin Ave. Whitaker built his house on Griffin Ave in 1902.
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