Greystone Mansion

(310) 550-4796

905 Loma Vista Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 34.092 -118.3997

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Neighborhood: Beverly Hills

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What People Are Saying About Greystone Mansion

The Editor

Kim Cooper

Citysearch

Oil baron Edward Doheny gave the property to his son Ned as a wedding gift. In 1928, Ned constructed an enormous, 55-room Tudor-style mansion. Six months after Ned's family moved in, Ned was shot by his demented personal secretary (and, rumor has it, gay lover) in a murder-suicide. Ned's widow and children stayed on until the '50s, then gave the property to the city of Beverly Hills. While the house is closed to visitors, the grounds are gorgeous. French terraced gardens offer gracious vistas. A pond teems with water lilies and turtles. And you can always gaze on the mansion itself--a surreal…

4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/23/09

Hidden Treasure

by mkwku

The Greystone Mansion is one of the most beautiful places in Los Angeles. Once you are there in the gardens you don't even hear or remember the traffic that you just sat in to get here. This place is so serene and a perfect setting for a wedding or if you are just looking for a quite get away for a few hours, it is magnificent!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/07/09

One of the best places to see in the Los Angeles area

by Tessh

I?ve been living in L.A for 5 years before I even heard of this place and the loss was all mine. Now I just have to take ever out-of-town visitor I have there, and I never get bored going back there. Greystone mansion was build in 1926 by the Doheny oil family, and after having different ownerships over the years was finally bought by the city of Beverly Hills as a city park. You can park your car in the public parking lot and just walk through the gardens freely. The gardens are full of green lawns and beautiful flowers, well groomed bushes and even a coy pond. There are certain areas, like a long grassy path with shrubbery to the side, or the big fountain, that make me feel I?m in an old Hollywood or a Disney Fairytale movie. In the four times I visited so far, there was almost always something going on there, in two of those times they were shooting a tv show inside, on time it was a movie (these we shot inside the house so it didn?t bother us), the last time they held a wedding at the gardens so they blocked off some of the areas, and that was a little disappointing.

You can only walk in the garden area, not get inside the mansion itself, but no one will stop you if you want to push your nose to the glass windows and take a peek inside, as it is just as lovely inside as it is outside. I promise you, after your fist visit you are going to recognize areas of the place of the interior in so many major films and TV shoes and ads.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/01/09

One of the best places to see in the Los Angeles area.

by Birnie

I lived in L.A for 5 years before I even heard of this place and the loss was all mine. Now I just have to take ever out-of-town visitor I have there, and I never get bored going back there. Greystone mansion was build in 1926 by the Doheny oil family, and after having different ownerships over the years was finally bought by the city of Beverly Hills as a city park. You can park your car in the public parking lot and just walk through the gardens freely. The gardens are full of green lawns and beautiful flowers, well groomed bushes and even a coy pond. There are certain areas, like a long grassy path with shrubbery to the side, or the big fountain, that make me feel I’m in an old Hollywood or a Disney Fairytale movie. In the four times I visited so far, there was almost always something going on there, in two of those times they were shooting a tv show inside, on time it was a movie (these we shot inside the house so it didn’t bother us), the last time they held a wedding at the gardens so they blocked off some of the areas, and that was a little disappointing.

You can only walk in the garden area, not get inside the mansion itself, but no one will stop you if you want to push your nose to the glass windows and take a peek inside, as it is just as lovely inside as it is outside. I promise you, after your fist visit you are going to recognize areas of the place of the interior in so many major films and TV shoes and ads.

  • Pros: A real-life gorgeous mansion
  • Cons: some areas are blocked off occasionally

The Details on Greystone Mansion

Know Before You Go:

Visit Chester Place, near USC, for a sidewalk view of 13 extraordinary Victorian mansions, including old man Doheny's astonishing Spanish-Gothic chateau at No. 8.

The Extras:

The house was originally nicknamed after its gray-tinted roof slate.

When to Go:

Every November, the Mansion is open to the public during the Garden and Design Showcase.

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