| Wattles Mansion | |
|---|---|
Jualita | |
 The Wattles Mansion from the south | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival Style |
| Address | 1824 N Curson Avenue |
| Town or city | Los Angeles |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°6′15.5″N 118°21′16.8″W / 34.104306°N 118.354667°W |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Client | Gurdon Wattles |
| Owner | Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Elmer Grey, Myron Hunt |
| Designated | May 25, 1993 |
| Reference no. | 579 |
The Wattles Mansion, formally known as Jualita, is a former estate in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. The mansion is a Mission Revival style mansion built in the estate in 1907 for wealthy Omaha banker Gurdon Wattles as his winter home; the estate contains a complex of gardens. It was sold to the city in 1968 and became the Wattles Garden Park, operated by the Department of Recreation and Parks.[1] The mansion and gardens were designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1993.[2]
The estate has been recognized as "the only remaining intact example of the once plentiful Hollywood estates from the period preceding the film industry, when Hollywood was primarily agricultural and was a wintering home for wealthy Easterners and Midwesterners."[1][3] According to the City of Los Angeles, "'Jaulita' is one of the few remaining landscapes reminiscent of another era and tradition, possessing a genuine integrity of setting, design, workmanship, and association."[4]
- ^ a b "The Wattles Mansion-A Special Jewel For Hollywood" (PDF). Hollywood Heritage. Vol. 21, no. 4. Winter 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Historic Resource - Wattles Park (Mansion and Garden)". hpla.lacity.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Wattles Estate", California Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2/12/08.
- ^ "Wattles Mansion", City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2/9/08.