place

Moorcrest

California building and structure stubsHollywood HillsHouses completed in 1921Houses in Los Angeles

Moorcrest is a house in Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles, California, United States. It was built in 1921 for the utopian Krotona Colony in Beachwood Canyon and was designed by Marie Russak Hotchener, an architect who designed several buildings for the Theosophist community; Moorcrest is thought of as one of her most famous pieces.In the heart of the Hollywood Hills, Moorcrest was once the home of actor Charlie Chaplin, the first international star of the modern era. Later, Mary Astor, the star of The Maltese Falcon among many other films, sometimes lived at Moorcrest. Her parents, Otto and Helen Langhanke, owned the home for a time.As of 2014, the house is owned by musician Joanna Newsom and actor Andy Samberg.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Moorcrest (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Moorcrest
Vasanta Way, Los Angeles

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: MoorcrestContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 34.11142 ° E -118.32305 °
placeShow on map

Address

Vasanta Way 2204
90068 Los Angeles
California, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Share experience

Nearby Places