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Doheny
Mansion tours are being scheduled for 2005, following more
than a year of sold-out tours of the legendary residence at
Mount St. Mary's College dear downtown Los Angeles. The two-and-a-half-hour
tours are scheduled Jan. 29, March 19, April 16, June 18,
July 16 and Oct. 8.
The home of oil baron Edward L. and Carrie Estelle Doheny for almost 60 years, the Gothic Renaissance-style Victorian mansion was designed by architects Theodore Augustus Elsen and Sumner P. Hunt in 1898.
The
home boasts a marble-pillared great hall, the Pompeian Room
with imported Siena marble and a Tiffany iridescent glass
dome, furniture copied by permission of the Italian government
from Pompeian furniture in a Rome museum, and much of the
original furnishings in its other opulent rooms. Visitors
will learn the history of the Doheny family, and the lifestyle
of wealthy and famous Angelenos 100 years ago.
Docent-led groups limited to 20 people will visit the first floor of the Mansion and outside surroundings. The cost of the tour is $25 per person and reservations are a must. No children under 12. Proceeds benefit the preservation of this historic residence. Contact Angelic Rome at (213) 477-2764 for information.
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