Bona Ventura

Los Feliz · Los Angeles

Sowden House

MonumentLocal favourite

Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son, designed this patterned concrete-block house in the 1920s for Hollywood friends who wanted a showplace for parties. Its stepped-pyramid front with a cave-like entrance looks like a Mayan temple on an ordinary stretch of Franklin Ave.

Address
5121 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Hours
Exterior only; private home
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 10 min
Price
Free to view from the street; private residence
Price level
$

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Good to know

  • Exterior only: the Conservancy asks visitors not to disturb the residents
  • Pair with the Ennis House, a short drive up the hill

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