Greenacres – Harold Lloyd Estate | |
.jpg) Greenacres, Harold Lloyd Estate in 1974 | |
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| Location | 1740 Green Acres Drive, Beverly Hills, California 34°5′17″N 118°25′37″W / 34.08806°N 118.42694°W |
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| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Webber, Staunton & Sumner Spaulding |
| Landscape architect | A.E. Hanson |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000876[1] |
| CHISL No. | 961[2] |
| LAHCM No. | 279 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 1984 |
| Designated LAHCM | July 24, 1984 |
The Harold Lloyd Estate, also known as Greenacres, is a large mansion and landscaped estate located in the Benedict Canyon section of Beverly Hills, California. Built in the late 1920s by silent film star Harold Lloyd, it remained Lloyd's home until his death in 1971.
The estate originally consisted of a 44-room mansion, golf course, outbuildings, and 900-foot (270 m) canoe run on 15 acres (61,000 m2). Greenacres has been called "the most impressive movie star's estate ever created."[3] After Lloyd died, the acreage in the lower part of the estate along Benedict Canyon was subdivided into approximately 15 large home lots. The mansion, on top of its own hill, retained approximately 5 original acres of flat land. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Harold Lloyd Estate". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Landmark Estates". Archived from the original on August 18, 2006.