Every Museum of Greater Los Angeles

Highland Park, Los Angeles Home Museum

Lummis House

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200 E Ave 43, Los Angeles, CA 90031

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Highland Park, Los Angeles

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  • Decorative wrought iron on the front door; the signature is that of Spanish conquistador Fracisco Pizarro, though it also resembles Lummis’ initials: “C.L.” Above this are two icons of an Incan condor design.
  • Arroyo cobblestones and cobbled architectural styles; Lummis spent more than twelve years building El Alisal by hand (with help).
  • Not even the inside of a desk drawer was safe from the branding iron.
  • The room Lummis referred to as el museo, with the rounded musician’s nook at the base of the turret.

Photos by Ryan Schude