Wright house still threatened by mudslide
By: North County Times wire services | ∞
LOS ANGELES - City engineers removed the red tag from a historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hillside home near Griffith Park Tuesday, but concern still lingered about the house's integrity, according to ABC7.
The Ennis-Brown House in Los Feliz was upgraded to a yellow tag, which allows limited access, the station reported. The home had been red-tagged over the weekend when officials noticed a wall behind the house crumbling.
The 1924-vintage, concrete block home is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been seen in a variety of movies, including "Blade Runner," "Black Rain," "The House on Haunted Hill" and "Grand Canyon."
It is owned by the Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage.
John Mutlow, a USC architecture professor, told the station that while the rain-soaked hillside is a concern, the sun can be more of a danger to the building.
"If you look at this side versus the other side, the sun is what ... actually has the more decaying effect than the rain," Mutlow said. "The rain and sun together are obviously very negative."
The latest damage is a setback to recent restoration efforts at the home. The Los Angeles Times reported that rain and mud have caused about $500,000 to the home.
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