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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
'mystery' mansion
I happened across this large house that we haven't seen on NLA. It's situated on Woodside Drive between Marmion Way and N. Figueroa.
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ProphetM pegged it. The 1904 Zeigler Residence, 4601 North Figueroa, was designed by Charles Hornbeck and Alfred P Wilson for Charles Hornbeck in a combination of the Queen Anne, Craftsman and Shingle styles (the paint color is original). However the home was soon sold to meat and grocery man Louis B Ziegler.
The Southwest Museum gained title to it in 1959, intending to permanently integrate it into its complex of buildings (
Casa de Adobe is right next door, as shown in your aerial, with SWM across the street), but the museum made the decision to sell in the late 80s. A combination of historical societies and Sycamore Grove neighbors convinced the city to buy it in 1991. Three million was spent for seismic upgrades, new mechanical systems etc. starting in 1999. Its estimated value now is about 2 million.
During the restoration and rehab, the 5,000 + sq ft house was reconfigured into three separate units, including the space leased, since 2002, to
La Casita Verde daycare facility.
The estate was added to the local register in 1989 and in 1993, the national register.
Casa de Adobe under construction w/ Ziegler house at right, 1917. Casa de Adobe opened in the late 1920s:
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The height of the nice clinker-brick chimneys was not restored.
Historic photos of the Ziegler Estate exterior remain elusive, as well as shots of the interior, from any era.