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United States historic place
Chateau Colline
is an historic eight-unit apartment building on
Wilshire Boulevard
in the
Westwood
section of
Los Angeles, California
.
History and characteristics
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Designed by architect
Percy Parke Lewis
, Chateau Colline was built in 1935. Its
leaded-glass
windows,
turrets
, and climbing vines give it the appearance of a castle. The building also has large wood-burning fireplaces with handcrafted mantels,
bakelite
intercoms
,
vaulted ceilings
and outside nooks for milk bottles.
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The
Los Angeles Times
has reported that rumor has it that "
Clark Gable
and
Bette Davis
once lived there, holding lavish parties in a second-story apartment."
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Landmark status
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In 2001, the owner applied for a permit to demolish the building to build a six-story
condominium
project in its place. With support from the
Los Angeles Conservancy
, tenants organized an effort to declare the building an historic monument in order to prevent its demolition. The owner claimed the
rent-controlled
building had become a financial drain and needed new plumbing and electrical systems. Los Angeles City Councilman
Jack Weiss
supported the effort to declare the building a historic landmark, calling it a "unique, vital piece of Holmby Hills and Westwood history."
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The City Council eventually voted 14 to 0 to declare the building a landmark.
Chateau Colline was recognized as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (LAHCM #703) by the city Cultural Heritage Commission in 2001
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and was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 2003.
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