![]() ![]() More: Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Mid-Century California Farm Lists for $4.25 Million The home is well appointed for entertaining, featuring a living room with bay windows and a fireplace as well as a paneled library and a sitting porch overlooking the pool, according to marketing materials from listing agents Bret Parsons and Aaron Montelongo of Compass. Williams “wanted to unite the indoors with the outdoors, and past the barrel arch entry hall you can see out to the pool and the flowers and hedges,” Ms. “Over time it grows on you even more, and I find that every day I live in this house I can’t stop looking at the beautiful architectural detailing, the flow of the rooms, the way he sets up every room with a little foyer that leads you into it.” More: Lavish Duplex in Historic New York City Building With Kennedy and Rockefeller Ties Lists for $26M “Paul Williams was extraordinary as a talent, and his work is just marvelous,” the home’s seller, interior designer Ann Ascher, told Mansion Global. The five-bedroom Colonial Revival home last sold for $176,000 in 1971, according to records, and is located in Little Holmby near UCLA. Williams came on the market this week asking $5.25 million. Jude Childrens Hospital in Memphis.A piece of architectural history has hit the market in California: A 1937 Los Angeles home designed by renowned architect Paul R. Coyne joined the Paul Williams firm in 1945 and was a junior partner by 1962 and a full partner by 1970. Coyne worked on several notable Paul Williams projects, including St. Coyne (far left) worked under Paul Williams and helped to design the Dauterive residence. Williams's client list included Frank Sinatra (the notorious pushbutton house), Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Lon Chaney, Sr., Lucille Ball, Julie London, Tyrone Power (two houses), Barbara Stanwyck, Bert Lahr, Charles Correll, Will Hays, Zasu Pitts, and Danny Thomas.Īrchitect Claude H. ![]() One notable home, which he designed for Jay Paley in Holmby Hills, and the current residence of Barron Hilton, was used as the 'Colby mansion' in exterior scenes for "The Colbys" television series. Modern interpretations of Tudor-revival, French Chateau, Regency, French Country, and Mediterranean architecture were all within his vernacular. His most famous homes were for celebrities, and he was well regarded for his mastery of various architectural styles. ![]() The Linda Vista Area of Pasadena has many Spanish Colonial and French Country homes of his design including many commissioned by business magnates (Chrysler Corporation) and actors. Williams designed more than 2,000 private homes, most of which were in the Hollywood Hills and the Mid-Wilshire portion of Los Angeles (including his own home in Lafayette Square, part of historic West Adams, Los Angeles). He also designed at least one home in the San Rafael district along with many others in Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge. He also designed many public and private buildings. He practiced largely in Southern California and designed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lon Chaney, Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Correll. Paul Revere Williams, FAIA (Febru– January 23, 1980) was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. ![]()
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