{"nrhp_refnum":"87000562","name":"Wright, Lloyd, Home and Studio","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"858 N. Doheny Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Hollywood","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.08661180900003,"lon":-118.39442694299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-04-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, 2,000-square-foot combined residence and design studio at 858 North Doheny Drive in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1927 by architect Lloyd Wright as his own home and office.","why_significant":"The building was designed by Lloyd Wright, eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright, and served as his home and studio from 1927 until his death in 1978. It is an exceptional example of his combining textile concrete block with wood frame and stucco walls, and is the property most closely tied to his career. Reviewers also describe it as a summation of his residential design approach, with a secluded courtyard.","narrative":"Built in 1927 on a small corner lot in what is now West Hollywood, this two-story house and studio was designed by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright, as his own home and workplace. Wood-frame construction with cement plaster is combined with patterned concrete blocks over the windows, entry and garage, using a block system he and his father devised. A high wall encloses a patio that shuts out street noise, and a sliding wall joins the studio living room to it. The entrance is a low, cave-like opening decorated with a Joshua tree motif. Lloyd Wright lived and worked here until his death in 1978, and designed works such as the second Hollywood Bowl shell and the Wayfarer's Chapel from this studio. The only major change was the 1936 enclosure of part of the balcony, made by Wright himself. The house is regarded as a masterwork of his residential design and the place most associated with his career.","period_of_significance":"1927-1949","architect_builder":"Lloyd Wright","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in good condition; altered once in 1936 when part of the balcony was enclosed, and described as retaining its appearance from Lloyd Wright's time.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.109512-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87000562.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000562/2af87fe18e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000562/2af87fe18e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Minnaert","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LloydWrightDoheny1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnaert</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LloydWrightDoheny1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859638","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Wright_Home_and_Studio","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28058855"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/wright-lloyd-home-and-studio-87000562/"}