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John Sowden House, also known as the "Jaws House" or the "Franklin House", is a residence built in 1926 in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California by Lloyd Wright.
Designed in 1926 by renowned architect, Lloyd Wright, the Sowden House is a meticulously renovated 6,000 square-foot neo-Mayan mansion in the heart of modern Hollywood. The house is rectangular in shape, with four connected wings looking in on an enclosed central courtyard.
Visitors pass through copper gates with a stylized leaf-and-water motif and ascend the scissor-style stairs to the main entrance. Inside, the house is rectangular in plan, with four connected wings around an enclosed central courtyard. This space was originally designed for open-air gatherings and musical or dramatic performances.
19 lip 2011 · If the John Sowden House at 5121 Franklin Avenue in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, looks a little familiar, it’s probably because it was used as the home of Howard Hughes in...
23 cze 2022 · From the windowless main entrance below a large mass of zigzag rock to the long outdoor courtyard lined with columns, the Sowden House is an architectural masterpiece. 5121 Franklin Avenue,...
The Sowden house sits between two Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses: The Hollyhock House and the Ennis Brown home in the hills above Los Feliz Blvd. This is the only place where one can stand at the entrance of a Frank Lloyd Wright designed house and view another of his creations.
Discover the renovated 6,000 square foot neo-Mayan historic Sowden House property, where old Hollywood glamour comes to life.
