Wallace Neff was the man who shaped the idea of what movie-star life looked like. He’s the architect who built mansions for Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant, Charlie Chaplin, and more.
Hancock Park in central Los Angeles is a neighbourhood known for its distinctive 1920s residences and its famous inhabitants that include past and present Hollywood stars and other celebrities. Neff took his inspiration for this French neoclassical-style house, built in 1960 in Hancock Park, from the famous Claude-Nicolas Ledoux-designed Pavilion de Louveciennes, constructed in the late 17th century. The house was grandiose, fussy and over-decorated so designer Christos Prevezanos of Studio Preveza assisted with modernizing and lightening up the atmosphere. Enjoy the tour!!!!
Photography : Sam Frost
