Forthmann Carriage House

The Forthmann Carriage House, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 103) located in Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, California. It is a 1,000 sq. ft. Victorian style carriage house built c.1882, designed by Burgess J. Reeve. It was relocated in March 2006 from its original location at 629 West 18th Street. Los Angeles, California to its current location at 812 E Edgeware Rd. Los Angeles, California. The relocation was made possible thanks to the efforts of Barbara Behm, an independent developer who restored many properties in Angeleno Heights.

Forthmann Carriage House
Location of Forthmann Carriage House in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Location812 E Edgeware Rd, Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′45″N 118°17′03″W
Built1887
ArchitectBurgess J. Reeve
Architectural style(s)Victorian
OwnerCurrent owners: Ithyle Griffiths & Angela Kohler
DesignatedOctober 4, 1972[1]
Reference no.103

Sometime in the 1880s, Burgess J. Reeve designed a 4,200 square foot, eleven-room Victorian mansion for John A. Forthmann. Forthmann, a German immigrant, had made his money from founding and running the Los Angeles Soap Co. The business, most famous for its White King brand (“It takes so little”), at one point covered about sixteen acres of downtown. Forthmann died in 1922.[2]

The Forthmann Carriage House is currently owned and in the process of restoration by Ithyle Griffiths and Angela Kohler.

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References
  1. Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007), Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments (PDF), City of Los Angeles, retrieved 2008-05-29
  2. "No. 103 - Forthmann House and Forthmann Carriage House".
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