Getty House, Official mayoral residence in Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California
Getty House sits at 605 South Irving Boulevard and serves as the official residence for the mayor of Los Angeles in the Windsor Square neighborhood. The building displays Tudor Revival elements with dark timber, gables, and a formal garden laid out by A.E. Hanson.
Paul and Leta Paulson had the house built in 1921 and lived in it for several decades as a private home. Getty Oil Company acquired the property in 1959 and transferred it to the city of Los Angeles in 1975 for use as a mayoral residence.
The house is named after George Getty II, son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, whose company bought it in 1959 and offered it to the City of Los Angeles on November 12, 1975. It has served as the mayor's official residence since Tom Bradley moved in at the start of his second term in 1977.
The residence sits in the residential neighborhood of Windsor Square and is not open to the public because it serves as a private official home. Visitors interested in Tudor Revival architecture can view the exterior and front garden from the street.
The house was unoccupied from 1993 to 2005: Richard Riordan stayed at his Brentwood home and James Hahn lived in San Pedro so his children could be near their mother. Antonio Villaraigosa moved in during 2005, becoming only the second mayor to reside there.
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