C.E. Toberman Estate, Spanish Colonial Revival mansion in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States.
The C.E. Toberman Estate is a Spanish Colonial Revival mansion in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The main house has 19 rooms and eight fireplaces, and the grounds also include a guest apartment, a garage, and a swimming pool with decorative tilework.
The estate was designed by architects Russell & Alpaugh and built between 1922 and 1924 for C.E. Toberman, a developer who played a large role in shaping early Hollywood. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and named a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1984.
The house was reportedly featured in the first issue of Architectural Digest, with a young Bette Davis at the front door. Neighbours on Camino Palmero included Bette Davis, Samuel Goldwyn, Preston Sturges, Al Jolson and Fatty Arbuckle, and the Errol Flynn estate stood next door. Renamed Villa Las Colinas, it is rented for receptions and special events.
The estate sits on Camino Palmero in Hollywood and is easy to reach on foot from the heart of the neighborhood. Both the main building and the surrounding grounds are worth seeing, so it helps to plan for enough time to take in both.
The estate was reportedly featured in the first issue of Architectural Digest, with a young Bette Davis photographed at the front door. Its neighbours on Camino Palmero included Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Samuel Goldwyn and Al Jolson. In 1990 it was the principal filming location for Where Sleeping Dogs Lie.
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