Talk:Ennis House

Ennis House is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 00:59, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

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Short description: Historic house in Los Angeles, California

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A fact from Ennis House appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Ennis House (pictured) was variously characterized as "a mausoleum, fortress, Tibetan monument, Mayan temple, and palace"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ennis House.

Untitled

Not sure if it fits in the "Architecture" category or not. I'm sure someone will edit it! I've seen this house, it is truly amazing! Unfortunately, I don't have any good pictures (decided against stealing one off the official website as they appear under copyright). Hope someone will provide some good pictures and expands this article properly. --Oarias 02:32, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ennis House: proof, along with Fallingwater, that Wright was an architect, not an engineer! And this was built after the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.205.151.197 (talk) 02:41, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Harold Perelson murder house

http://www.mashget.com/most-emailed/2009/02/06/on-a-los-feliz-hill-murder-then-mystery/
http://ironysupplement.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/los-feliz-haunt/
The LA Times recently ran stories in many newspapers about the Perelson murder house in Los Feliz, in the 2400 block of Glendower Place. Its been vacant since 1959. Anybody else heard about this? For what its worth, the Ennis House is right behind it. --24.21.148.155 (talk) 21:34, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citation?

“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.” – Frank Lloyd Wright

"In the building, each separate portion of the building devoted to a special purpose asserts itself as an individual factor in the whole. The completed whole crowns the end of a high ridge in Hollywood." – Frank Lloyd Wright

The preceding two quotes were uncited in the article. I don't disagree with them being here on anything other than lack of citation. Soon as someone finds a good place to cite those from, post them back up! Scryer_360 (talk) 18:10, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For sale?

Michaud, Christopher (18 June 2009). "Frank Lloyd Wright's famed Ennis House to be sold". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 19:33, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Los Angeles Times reports that Ennis House is for sale (9/09)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-architect-homes27-2009sep27,0,4785373.story

Film appearances

Ennis house appears in Nip/Tuck Season 1, it appears Escobar may live in it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dbc55 (talk • contribs) 08:19, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Buckling in tension?

In discussing structural problems, the article states that the building began buckling in tension. It is impossible to buckle in tension - buckling only occurs in compression. Since I'm not sure what the real structural problem is (perhaps not actually buckling) I have not made any changes. However, the statement is essentially nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.80.228 (talk) 05:29, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Film appearances

Hi! I don’t know how to do edits, but I noticed you’re missing a film appearance. Ennis house exterior and interior appear multiple times in the 1991 vampire movie Blood Ties at the home/lair of vampire clan patriarch Eli Chelarin. 2403:4800:24B6:1A01:F4D1:313D:4D78:3051 (talk) 05:38, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SonOfYoutubers talk 07:46, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Ennis House

... that the Ennis House was variously characterized as "a mausoleum, fortress, Tibetan monument, Mayan temple, and palace"? Source: Vaughn, Susan (May 12, 1991). "Diversions : Taking a Spin Around the Concrete Block : Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright's designs stand out on the Southern California landscape. Some of his buildings are open to admirers". Los Angeles Times.
- ALT1: ... that by 2022, the Ennis House had appeared in more than 80 works of media? Source: McLaughlin, Katherine (October 18, 2022). "What Makes This Frank Lloyd Wright House So Beloved in Hollywood?". Architectural Digest.
- ALT2: ... that the Ennis House was described as "a ruin under excavation" when it was being completed? Source: Hawthorne, Christopher (July 3, 2005). "Hubris on the hill". Los Angeles Times. p. E29.
- ALT3: ... that to deter youth from congregating at the Ennis House, its owner printed leaflets? Source: Kanner, Diane (March 23, 1980). "A First Peek Inside Wright House". Los Angeles Times. p. J1.
- ALT4: ... that the 1959 film House on Haunted Hill prompted people to visit the Ennis House at night and scream? Source: Frank, Scott (Fall 1997). "The Frame of Life: Mediating Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis-brown Residence" (PDF). The Spectator. Vol. 18, no. 1. p. 86.
- Reviewed: Tackle!
- Comment: Second QPQ: Hwanhaejangseong

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 726 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:33, 25 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I checked the primary hook as that seems to be the most interesting (especially when coupled with the image). Image is correctly CC-BY-3.0 licensed. Both QPQs are done. The article was 5X expanded on May 24 and is long enough and NPOV. The hook is correctly and inline cited to the Los Angeles Times, which is RS. Earwig returns 24.8% on a copyvio check (violation unlikely). A spot check fails to find any close paraphrasing. Overall, looks great! Chetsford (talk) 04:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

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Nominator: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 00:59, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Waypoint47 (talk · contribs) 05:16, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]