Stimson House (Los Angeles, California)

2421 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Notable for its castle-like architecture, this former mansion was designed by Carrol A. Brown and built in 1891 for Thomas Douglas Stimson, a retired Chicago lumberman. After the owner died, the home was sold to the Solano Family in 1907, then Edward Maier (of Maier Brewing Company) in 1918. After Maier died in the '40s, it served briefly as a USC Fraternity house and was later bought by the Estelle Doheny in 1948 for her growing estate. It was donated to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who run the neighboring Mount Saint Mary's College.

This historic home is not open to the public. It currently houses the Office of Intercultural Life.

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Coordinates:  34°1'46"N 118°16'33"W
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  • The top of the central stone tower has been reconstructed of faux stone. A Carondelet nun once described with some amusement how Hollywood prop technicians had created the look-a-like stones to replace original stones shaken loose in an earthquake. The Carondelet community is well known for its admirable work in health care, education and social justice. However, they are no purists when it comes to historic conservation. Otherwise, the Stimson House is a treasure inside and out. http://www.csjcarondelet.org/
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