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Title: Whittier House, Beverly Hills
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator: Hankey, Roy
Date Created and/or Issued: 1980
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
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Description: Built in 1917 for Beverly Hills co-founder Max Whittier, this Italian style mansion was purchased in 1978 by Sheik Mohammad al-Fassi and his wife, Sheikha Ibtissm, and came to be known as the 'Sheik's House'. To the dismay of several neighbors, al-Fassi made several modifications to the property that were not considered in alignment with neighborhood standards. On January 2, 1980, the 58-room mansion was severely damaged by fire, believed by investigators to have been intentionally set. The structure was demolished in August 1985.
Caption provided by photographer reads, “Whittier House on Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills. December 1980.” This residence is located at 9561 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w; 26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00059930
Roy Hankey Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
GPC_b121_f01_i11
CARL0000064068
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/125326
Subject: Architecture, Domestic--Italian influences
Estates
Mansions
Dwellings
Gates
Lawns
Palms
Shrubs
Trees
Lost architecture
Statues
Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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