Artemesia is a seven bedroom/seven bath, 13,290sf Craftsman built in 1913 on 1.8 acres in the Hollywood Hills.
It features six Batchelder-tile fireplaces, hand-blown art glass panels, a unique english arts and crafts interior, nearly 2 acres of wooded grounds with waterfalls, the 2nd-largest pipe organ in the country, stunning views to the ocean from most rooms, and a 2,000 sf ballroom.
This secret celebrity enclave is located on a gated private street, just above Paramount Studios and the W hotel. At 13,290 sf plus guest house, Artemesia is the largest craftsman residence in the USA.
Constructed in 1913 as the family residence of the largest builder west of Chicago, no expense was spared nor corner cut. A 25yr long restoration project has just been completed in time for the house’s 100th anniversary. The entire double-gated community has been lovingly preserved, restored and up-to-date including state of the art HVAC, upgraded systems, security detection, computer networking and video, and a renovated kitchen.
Artemesia is listed for $11,995,000. For more photos, click below.
A business firmly rooted in time as well as in substantial integrity is the W. J. Bailey Company, which has been in existence at San Diego since 1888. Mr. Bailey is perhaps the dean of building material manufacturers and dealers in Southern California, was one of the first in America to manufacture Portland cement, and his company for years has done a large business in supplying of all building materials except lumber and lumber products.
Wheeler J. Bailey was educated in the public schools of Circleville, Ohio, and after leaving high school he went to Columbus and for twelve and a half years was connected with a wholesale drug house in that city.
Mr. Bailey came to California in 1888, and in the same year established the business the business now known as the W. J. Bailey Company. The offices and warehouse of the company are at 708 West G Street, where Mr. Bailey erected a large building of hollow tile, and he was instrumental in securing the first manufacture of hollow tile in Los Angeles County.
As a manufacturer and dealer Mr. Bailey has supplied material for nearly every building in San Diego and vicinity during the past thiry years. The service rendered by his company has been a progressive one and has brought to San Diego builders the finest products of the building art. He was the pioneer in introducing pressed brick into this section of California, and he furnished the material for the Coronado Hotel at Coronado Beach.
Mr. Bailey is a bachelor, but keeps up a country home in San Diego County at La Jolla. From the standpoint of best interiors the Bailey home was selected as one of a list of forty homes in America for special commendation in a national encyclopedia devoted to interiors.
This home, built on the lines of the Spanish-Italian style of architecture, was erected in 1907 on the Amalfi tract in La Jolla, a place all travelers know. The entire tract was laid out by Mr. Bailey. His home was dedicated by the late Madame Modjeska, and has been the scene of entertainment for many distinguished guests during the past fifteen years.
Mr. Bailey has been secretary and treasurer of the Bishops School at La Jolla for six years.
Hopefully this video will give more people an opportunity to appreciate the work of Irving Gill, Frank Mead (the architects who got it built) and Wheeler J. Bailey, the original owner who was instrumental in getting other buildings built in this era – namely at the Bishop’s School, where the library is named after him.
Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of touring the Wheeler J. Bailey house in La Jolla, thanks to reader Curt who introduced me to the gracious owners, Dave, Marlene, and Jean.
The house was built in 1907 by Irving Gill and Frank Mead – for more history, click here:
This film, produced by architectural historian Esther McCoy, documents the Walter Luther Dodge house in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, and the life of its architect, Irving John Gill. The film was made to advocate for its preservation during a 7-year battle to save it fropm the wrecking ball. The campaign failed, and the house was destroyed in 1970.
This film, created to help save the house, now serves as the building’s best surviving visual record. For more information on Dodge House and Esther McCoy, see her papers at the Archives of American Art (http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/esther-mccoy-papers-5502/more).
Artemesia is a seven bedroom/seven bath, 13,290sf Craftsman built in 1913 on 1.8 acres in the Hollywood Hills.
