Name/Title
A photograph of the Stimson House, Los Angeles, ca. 1900s.Entry/Object ID
2012.492.1.4Description
A photograph of the Stimson House, Los Angeles, ca. 1900s. The image shows much of the front elevation through two trees in the yard of the Richardsonian Romanesque residence, completed in 1891 by Thomas D. Stimson and located on Figueroa Street north of Adams. Notable elements captured in the photo include the house's wraparound porch, castle-like tower to the north, large chimneys at the south, and the stepped facade at the center. Stimson, a lumber magnate from Chicago, retired to Los Angeles and died in the house in 1898. After his wife's death in 1904, the home was bought by Alfred Solano and soon sold to brewer Edward Maier, whose family owned the house until 1940. It was used as a fraternity house for USC students for a few years and Estelle Doheny, widow of oil scion Edward Doheny, bought the house and turned it over to a Catholic nuns' order, which still owns the structure, though it was used for a time as housing for St. Mary's College's female students. The Stimson House is a City of Los Angeles historic landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. With some staining at the top, minor soiling, abrasions along the edge, and moderate warping, the condition is good overall.
