The Ennis House, a Frank Lloyd Wright Creation in Los Angeles, California…
“No one should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.” …Frank Lloyd Wright
“In the building, each separate portion of the building devoted to a special purpose asserts itself as an individual factor in the whole. The completed whole crowns the end of a high ridge in Hollywood.” …Frank Lloyd Wright
These photos were taken by my son on a recent trip to Los Angeles. He is a photographer with an eye for unique art and beauty and a love of architecture. The ultimate use of the Classic Greek Key design by Frank Lloyd Wright is expressed in these photos of the Ennis House.
The house is one of four that Wright designed for Los Angeles clients using his patented concrete textile block construction method. The numbers are staggering: there are some 27,000 blocks inside and outside the Ennis House, in 27 different varieties. Some are patterned on both sides; others on only one side; some are half blocks; and some are quarter blocks. Each block is 16 x 16 inches.
The number 27 in Numerology, Kabbalah, & Feng Shui is significant for a blest or Magic Number. It is believed to be GOD’S OWN NUMBER, which is pretty aweome I am certain Frank Lloyd Wright knew that and followed through on it with this spectacular inspiration of the number 27.
The wikipedia reference is always one of my favorite places to get information I am seeking. Find it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennis_House
L. A.’s Ennis House place for Movie Magic…The list of movies the Ennis House appeared in may be found at http://www.thestar.com/article/285437. It is a real star of its own. There is a lot of trivia in this Toronto Star news article for movie buffs.
If you get a chance to stop by when you are in the L. A. area it would definitely be worth your trip. Ennis House is unlike any other in the Frank Lloyd Wright collection. It is magnificent, even in its deteriorating state.
As Jimmy Buffett says in “Fins”…”She’s gettin’ postcards from the road.” I love getting postcards, or in this case, photos from the road. If one can’t travel to an exotic spot, then the very next best thing is to experience it from the perspective of others’ points of view. Many thanks to my son for thinking of me and sharing these great photos of a Frank Lloyd Wright treasure I hope to see for myself sometime in the future.
Frank Lloyd Wright has been my favorite since 1961 when I was in the 8th grade when we made a trip to Dallas to see the Dallas Theater Center which he designed. It is spectacular. As a child I determined that when I grew up I would visit there and see theater productions for myself. I have attended many, even taking my own child there for children’s productions. If you have an opportunity to visit I highly recommend it. If you are a fan of Architecture it is well worth the trip.
