Schoolcraft Residence, 749 Via Somonte, Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates.

Abstract/Description: Image shows elevated view of the George O. and Helene Schoolcraft residence, located on Via Somonte, on lot 1, block 1538, tract 6884 in Malaga Cove. View looking northeast through a rear window of the T.H. Pennekamp residence, located at 2035 Paseo del Sol, shows rear of the two-story, ten-room stucco house with tile roof and two-car garage. The silhouette of a woman in visible in foreground at left, with the Olmsted residence and the Torrance and Redondo Beach coastline in distant background. According to the "Italian Los Angeles: The Italian Resource Guide to Greater Los Angeles" web site's historical survey of Los Angeles (compiled with texts written by Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Ph.D, available online at http://www.italianlosangeles.org), "The extensive use of ironwork, tiles and windows brought from Italy contributes to the authenticity of this Tuscan villa designed by Edgar Clive in 1927." This house received an Art Jury Honorable Mention for notable architecture of 1927.
Subject(s): Houses--California--Palos Verdes Estates (Malaga Cove)
Schoolcraft residence
Pennekamp residence
Date Created: 1930-01-00
Title: Schoolcraft Residence, 749 Via Somonte, Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates.
Name(s): Cline, Edgar, architect
Whiting, Boynton and Potts, builder
Schoolcraft, George O., owner
Schoolcraft, George O., Mrs., owner
Date Created: 1930-01-00
Extent: 1 photographic print (b/w); 7 x 9.25 in.
Abstract/Description: Image shows elevated view of the George O. and Helene Schoolcraft residence, located on Via Somonte, on lot 1, block 1538, tract 6884 in Malaga Cove. View looking northeast through a rear window of the T.H. Pennekamp residence, located at 2035 Paseo del Sol, shows rear of the two-story, ten-room stucco house with tile roof and two-car garage. The silhouette of a woman in visible in foreground at left, with the Olmsted residence and the Torrance and Redondo Beach coastline in distant background. According to the "Italian Los Angeles: The Italian Resource Guide to Greater Los Angeles" web site's historical survey of Los Angeles (compiled with texts written by Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Ph.D, available online at http://www.italianlosangeles.org), "The extensive use of ironwork, tiles and windows brought from Italy contributes to the authenticity of this Tuscan villa designed by Edgar Clive in 1927." This house received an Art Jury Honorable Mention for notable architecture of 1927.
Identifier(s): 000022681 (Bar Code)
1139 (Negative Number)
Note(s):

Date Built: 1926

Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association

PVH building permit #87.
Subject(s): Houses--California--Palos Verdes Estates (Malaga Cove)
Schoolcraft residence
Pennekamp residence
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library.
Location: Local History Room.
Shelf locator: PVLH.Res.67.V.Som.749.11
Restrictions on Access: Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
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