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Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Ennis House sells for a record-setting $18 million

2019-10-17T15:31:00-04:00

After an incredible publicity blitz and well over a year on the market, Frank Lloyd Wright’s world-renowned Ennis House — tucked into the foothills of Los Feliz [...] — has sold for $18 million to an as-yet-unidentified buyer. That number, while significantly below the $23 million ask, ranks it as the priciest Wright-designed home ever sold, easily eclipsing the previous high-water mark set by the Storer House in nearby Hollywood Hills, which was purchased in 2013 for $6.8 million [...]

More than one Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home has changed owners this week: after learning about the successful auction of his mid-century modern Norman Lykes House in Phoenix on Wednesday, Variety now reports that the spectacular Mayan Revival-style Ennis House in LA's Los Feliz hills just sold for a whopping $18 million — the highest price ever for a Wright-designed residence. The property came on the market last summer with an asking price of $23 million.

Photo: Mary E. Nichols, via Realtor.com

Commissioned by Charles and Mabel Ennis in 1923, the stately home was built in the following year as the fourth and largest of Wright's ornamental textile block designs — making it a popular backdrop for photo and film shoots, most notably in 1982's Blade Runner.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Mayan Revival-style Ennis House on sale for $23 million

2018-06-27T15:31:00-04:00

Located in Los Feliz, the 5,500-square-foot house was built from 27,000 concrete blocks, with some blocks featuring intricate geometric patterns. [...] Ron Burkle purchased the home from the nonprofit Ennis House Foundation for $4.5 million in 2011, property records show. After purchasing, he then restored it, adding an extra $10 million to improve the home after it had suffered major damage from a previous earthquake and heavy rains.

Famous Wright home goes for $4.5m

2011-07-22T18:39:33-04:00

A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the style of a Mayan temple has sold for US$4.5 million (Dh16.5m) after two years on the market. The buyer was Ron Burkle, a supermarket magnate and investor who is known for preserving historic properties.