Earle C. Anthony residence photographs and other material, 1927-1930

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Summary

Creators:
Grieve, Harold
Abstract:
A photograph album and other materials related to the Earle C. Anthony residence by architect Bernard Maybeck, built 1927 in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. The collection belonged to Harold Grieve, the estate's interior designer, and includes a sketchbook by Grieve.
Extent:
3 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 oversize album)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Earle C. Anthony residence photographs and other material, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of photographs and other materials related to the Earle C. Anthony residence, built in 1927 in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. The items belonged to Harold W. Grieve, who was the interior designer for the estate, and include a presentation photograph album of 46 interior and exterior views of the large residence built in the style of a medieval castle, as well as the grounds and swimming pool. Portraits of Earle C. Anthony and his wife, Irene, are at the back of the album, following the estate photographs by James N. Doolittle. Other materials are a sketchbook of 62 drawings by Grieve of architectural details and scenes in Mexico (1928), during the design phase for the Anthony estate; a pamphlet for the fashion house of Howard Greer, announcing their new headquarters in Hollywood with interior design by Grieve (1927); portraits of Earle C. and Irene Anthony with lengthy inscriptions to Grieve; and a copy of Architectural Digest, Volume 8, No. 1 (1930), featuring the Anthony estate.

Biographical / historical:

Earle C. Anthony (1880-1961) was a prominent Packard automobile dealer in Los Angeles and was also the founder and owner of radio station KFI AM 640. He hired architect Bernard Maybeck to design a mansion for him in 1927 on an 8.5-acre property in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, and then hired Harold W. Grieve as interior designer. The estate changed hands in the early 1950s, and in 1971 was bequeathed to the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an order of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and became a convent.

Harold Walter Grieve (1901-1993) was born in Los Angeles and began his career as a motion picture art director and set designer. In the late 1920s he turned to interior decoration, and had a successful career with many clients in the movie business.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Harold W. Grieve estate, 1986.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Earle C. Anthony residence photographs and other material, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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