John De Lario
John Lucian DeLario was an American architect known for his work in the Hollywoodland neighborhood of Hollywood, Los Angeles during the 1920s.
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John De Lario
- Name
- John Lucian DeLario
- Born
- 16 July 1888
- Birthplace
- Wyoming
- Died
- 1950
- Place of death
- Los Angeles County, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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John Lucian DeLario was an American architect known for his work in the Hollywoodland neighborhood of Hollywood, Los Angeles during the 1920s.
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Key facts
• Name — John Lucian DeLario • Born — 16 July 1888 • Birthplace — Wyoming • Died — 1950 • Place of death — Los Angeles County, California • Significant Buildings — Castillo del Lago Sidney Woodruff Residence Wolf's Lair
Life
Life
John DeLario was born in Wyoming on July 16, 1888 and died in Los Angeles County, California on January 1, 1950.
Career
Career
DeLario operated a practice in the Los Angeles area c. 1925-1950 and was the lead architect in Hollywoodland as the neighborhood was developed. His clients included C. Dallas Howland, H. A. Clarke, Mack Sennett, Patrick M. Longan, Edwin R. Ribler, Helena Lau Giffen, George R. Hannan, Joe Rock, Clara Shatto, Sherman A. Hays, Edward W. Hedland, Clair R. Savage, Roderick D. Burnham, and H. S. Belland. John DeLario's designs were influenced by Spanish, Italian, and French styles, and many are representative of the Romantic architecture movement that was popular in Los Angeles in the 1920s.
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
DeLario designed many houses in Los Angeles's Hollywoodland tract, several of which remain today. His designs include: • Sidney Woodruff Residence (1926) — Spanish Colonial Revival house built by the Western Construction Company and later used as a model home for development in the neighborhood, LAHCM No. 681 • Castillo del Lago (1926) — 10500 sqft Spanish style estate on a 3 acre property • Wolf's Lair (1927) — Chateauesque single-family estate • Estate atop Mount Hollywoodland (1920s) — Designed for Mack Sennett and budgeted at $1 million, lot and driveway built, estate cancelled in 1933, site of a television studio then radio tower since 1939
Elsewhere in Los Angeles
Elsewhere in Los Angeles
• 133 S. Plymouth (1923) — Built by Birch O’Neal Co. for M. J. O’Dowd • Harry F. Haldeman House (1925) —Two story Spanish Colonial Revival house owned by Harry F. Haldeman • Andrew Getty Estate (1926) — Seven-acre Spanish-style villa owned by Miklós Rózsa, then Andrew Getty • 654 S. Rimpau (1927) • 644 S. Muirfield • 620, 630, and 638 S. Rossmore
Elsewhere
Elsewhere
• Ralph B. Lloyd Estate, Beverly Hills (1930) — Multi-acre Italian villa owned by Ralph B. Lloyd
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- 1.Michelson, Alan. John Lucian DeLario. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington.
- 2.Michelson, Alan. DeLario, John L., Architect (Practice). Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington.
- 3.Fischer, Charles J. Hollywoodland Historic Neighborhood Profile. City of Los Angeles. 9. November 2, 2006.
- 4.Water and Power Associates. Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925). 6.
- 5.University of California Los Angeles. Album of photographs and renderings of homes in Hollywoodland.
- 6.City of Los Angeles. Historical Cultural Monuments List.
- 7.Pener, Degen. Mauricio Umansky to Host The Hollywood Reporter’s L.A. Power Broker Awards at Madonna’s Former Home. The Hollywood Reporter. September 26, 2023.
- 8.Beale, Lauren. Joe Pytka sells 3-acre Hollywood Hills estate. Los Angeles Times. July 19, 2010.
- 9.City of Los Angeles. Historic Resource - Wolf's Lair - 2869 N Durand Dr. October 5, 2015.
- 10.Masters, Nathan. What Flattened the Top of Mt. Lee (of Hollywood Sign Fame)?. PBS SoCal. July 21, 2014.
- 11.Hollywood Sign Trust. Mt. Lee and the Birth of the Television.
- 12.Michelson, Alan. Haldeman, Harry F., House, Hollywoodland, Los Angeles, CA. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington.
- 13.Leitereg, Neal J. Hollywood Hills home with ties to Andrew Getty, Miklos Rozsa asks $7.95 million. Los Angeles Times. March 4, 2016.
- 14.Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society. 654 So. Rimpau Boulevard, Hancock Park.
- 15.Mallory, Mary. Historic-Cultural Monument Application for Woodmere. City of Los Angeles. 34. May 7, 2020.
- 16.Mallory, Mary. Hollywoodland. Arcadia Publishing. 2011. 9781439624302.
- 17.Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Lloyd, Beverly Hills—John DeLario, Architect. Architectural Digest. 8. 3. 1931.
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