Dorr Residence, 1637 Via Arriba, Palos Verdes Estates.

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1926-01-01DescriptionImage shows interior view of the Mr. & Mrs. William Ripley Dorr residence, located on Via Arriba on lot 8, block 1436, tract 6884 in Malaga Cove. Image of hallway shows partial view of room in the foreground, with carved wood tripod table at left, four-drawer drop-front secretary and wall clock at right. At the end of the hall, with a settee visible at right, is an arched alcove with portable 61-key, five octave organ, above which hangs a copy of the Raphael painting "Madonna della Seggiola." The nine-room, single-story stone tile and stucco home has a slate roof, two chimneys, and large garden. Mr. Dorr (1891-1968), was an accomplished organist, worked at the Hall Organ Company and was choirmaster at St. Lukes Church in Long Beach, as well as dean of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Guild of Organists from 1939-1941. His boy's choir appeared in several motions pictures, among them "Mrs. Parkington" with Greer Garson, "Christmas Holiday" with Deana Durbin, and "Since You Went Away" with Claudette Colbert. The home, which received Palos Verdes Art Jury honorable mention award for the most notable architecture of 1925, was later owned by C.E. Tuttle (1955).NotesDate Built: 1925Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationCitation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, January 1926, p. 4.PVH building permit #44.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000016659Shelf LocationPVLH.Res.47.V.Arri.1637.1Restrictions on AccessElectronically 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.Address1637, Via Arriba, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274, USALocation^[1]

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SubjectHouses--California--Palos Verdes EstatesDorr residenceInteriorsCorridorsOrgan (Musical instrument)Time Period1921-1930

Personal Name

ArchitectRisley, Winchton LeamonBuilderWhiting, Boynton, and PottsOwnerDorr, William RipleyDorr, William Ripley, Mrs.Tuttle, C.E.

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