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Edward L. Doheny Residence, Chester Place

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Order Number	00061662
Title	Edward L. Doheny Residence, Chester Place
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Residences-Doheny, Edward Laurence; N-001-550 5x7
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	Architects Theodore Augustus Eisen and Sumner P. Hunt originally designed the estate for Oliver Posey in 1899-1900, but Mr. Doheny bought it in 1901. Located at 8 Chester Place in the West Adams district, it includes 22 rooms and the first privately owned elevator in Los Angeles. Following Mrs. Doheny's death in 1958 the residence passed to the Catholic Church, and in 1962 became the Doheny campus of Mount St. Mary's College.
Description	Partial view of the expansive estate of Edward L. and Carrie Estelle Doheny, covered in ivy and surrounded by various types of palm trees.
Subject	Doheny, Edward L.--(Edward Laurence),--1856-1935--Homes and haunts. Doheny Mansion (Los Angeles, Calif.). Dwellings--California--West Adams (Los Angeles). Gothic revival (Architecture)--California--West Adams (Los Angeles). Palms--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Chester Place (Los Angeles, Calif.). West Adams (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hunt & Eisen.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection