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(323) 222-0546
200 E Ave 43
Los Angeles,
CA
90031
34.0939
-118.2075
Neighborhoods: Mount Washington, East LA
What People Are Saying About El Alisal
Featured Review
Kim Cooper
Contributor
Hand-built of local river rock between 1898 and 1910, the home of eccentric Western writer/historian Charles Fletcher Lummis is a unique example of homegrown regional architecture. Stylistically, it melds Craftsman construction with Pueblo and Mission elements. Step inside and you'll forget the 110 Freeway traffic is hurtling by only a dozen yards away. Today the house serves as headquarters for the Historical Society of Southern California. Inside, there's a mini-museum dedicated to Lummis, a fascinating local character who was L.A.'s first librarian, city editor of the L.A. Times and…
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- Lummis was a social butterfly who often hosted meetings of a bohemian drinking club, the March Hares, in his home. El Alisal, which means "Place of the Sycamores," was perfect for their revels, as its stone construction made it easy to hose out the rooms after the guests had toddled home.
