In Los Angeles, where even houses get their proverbial close-ups as TV or movie locations, a property’s appeal can crest on its IMDb credits alone.
But only the Sowden House in the Los Feliz neighborhood can claim film cameos, a pedigreed architect and a history as the possible site of a grisly unsolved murder. Never mind the fact that the exterior entryway resembles a menacing maw, earning it the apt nickname “the Jaws house.”
— The New York Times
The Sowden House, in Los Feliz, California, has one of the most storied pasts in architecture and Hollywood history. Designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, the home was completed in 1926 for John and Ruth Sowden as a "bohemian playhouse for aspiring actors and Hollywood bons vivants," according to the New York Times.
The home has since changed hands more than five times (while racking up a slew of controversies, including being the alleged site of the Black Dahlia murder in 1947 and otherwise being known as a host for lurid late night parties), and has most recently been acquired for $4.7 million by event planner Jenny Landers and "marijuana millionaire" Dan Goldfarb, an entrepreneur, former hedge fund analyst and founder of Canna-Pet, a company producing "the only legal, veterinarian-recommended, non-prescription CBD products for animals."
Since acquiring the home last year, the couple has hosted numerous events, including those for nonprofits, local Democratic politicians and a dance performance for arts group HomeLA.
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