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. |