Would anyone like to pay a whopping $15 million for a house that was on the list of the most endangered houses in 2005 compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation? We are talking about Frank Lloyd Wright’s endangered Los Angeles landmark, Ennis House. The 6,000-square-foot Los Angeles estate sits on a hilltop in the Los Feliz area. The Mayan-inspired Ennis House has suffered the effects of weather and earthquakes, and has been under threat since it was built in 1924 by the famous architect with about 27,000 16-inch concrete blocks. The house has been made with the material that has proven unstable. But the Ennis House is one classic creation of Frank Lloyd Wright, and it even has the only four mosaic windows designed by the architect himself. The Ennis House became widely popular after it appeared in the film “Blade Runner” two decades ago. The building has also been used to film other pictures, including “Grand Canyon” and “The House on Haunted Hill” and TV shows like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Twin Peaks” and “South Park.”

The Blade Runner house was badly damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and in 2005, torrential rains made things even worse. The Ennis House Foundation, a trust group that owns the house, has been struggling for years to save it, and now they are looking for a private buyer who can preserve the property.

Eric Lloyd Wright, grandson of the architect, said…

I fully support the Ennis House returning to private ownership. My grandfather designed homes to be occupied by people. His homes are works of art. He created the space, but the space becomes a creative force of its own and uplifts when it is lived in every day.

The crumbling Ennis House is up for grabs for $15 million through Christie’s, and the buyer will have to spend extra millions for repairs and restorations. Any buyers?

Via: Laist/YahooNews/Guardian
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