Holmes-Shannon House, Craftsman residence in Los Angeles, United States
The Holmes-Shannon House is a Craftsman residence in Los Angeles featuring Tudor-influenced details such as decorative woodwork, exposed beams, and brick elements. The building retains its original structural features and design characteristics throughout its interior and exterior spaces.
Architects Robert Farquhar Train and Robert Edmund Williams designed the house, built in 1911 in the Victoria Park neighborhood. The City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission later designated it a Historic-Cultural Monument, citing it as a Tudor-Craftsman residence by a prominent firm that reflects Victoria Park's development. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in March 2008 for its well-preserved Craftsman architecture.
The City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission lists the house as a Historic-Cultural Monument, describing it as a Tudor-Craftsman residential building by a prominent firm that reflects the development of Victoria Park. The name Holmes-Shannon comes from the families associated with the house.
The house is a private residence on a residential street in Victoria Park and is not open to the public; the interior seen in Modern Family cannot be visited. View it from the sidewalk only, and note that the exterior shots in that episode were filmed at the Miller and Herriott House in North University Park.
The interior of the house was featured in a television episode and has become part of the region's pop culture history. This appearance brought unexpected attention to the property from film and television productions in the area.
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