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MABEL AND CHARLES ENNIS RESIDENCE (1923) S.217
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ARTIFACTS
Ennis House Concrete Block (1924)
 
Ennis-Brown House today, in dire need of repair.
 
Ennis-Brown House Entrance
 
Ennis-Brown House Interior
 
Plaster reproduction for “Blade Runner” (Front 1982)
 
Plaster reproduction for Movie “Blade Runner” (Back 1982)
 
Deckard’s Apartment Interior (1982)
 
Deckard’s Apartment Interior (1982)
 
Deckard’s Apartment Living Room (1982)
 
Deckard’s Apartment Kitchen (1982)
 
AUDIO
Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1924 Ennis Brown House (1990)
 
 
BOOKS
The Ennis-Brown House (1988)
 
 
PHOTOGRAPHS
House on Haunted Hill 1958

 

 
YEAR TITLE AUTHOR DESCRIPTION PAGES ST#
1924 Ennis House Concrete Block - 16 x 16.  This was purchased at a garage sale in LA.  It had been stored for quite some time, it was covered with spider webs.  I added the rebar to the display to show how the blocks were tied together.   (Excellent close-up picture of block in "Frank Lloyd Wright Design", Costantino, Page 15) 1924.00.0900
1958 Interior of the Ennis-Brown House.  #5811-2. Caption on back: “House on Haunted Hill, A William Castle-Robb White Production for Allied Artists, stars Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long and Alan Marshal with Carolyn Craig and Elisha Cook in supporting roles. It was produced and directed by William Castle from an original screenplay by Robb White. Pictured here are, left to right: Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, Elisha Cook, Julie Mitchem and Alan Marshal.” Stamped on the back “Manbeck Pictures Corp. 3621 Wakonda Drive, Des Moines, Iowa, 50321-2132 U.S.A.” The House on Haunted Hill was filmed in 1958 and released on February 17, 1959.  This photograph is from the collection of Manbeck Pictures in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Manbeck collected 16mm movies and showed them in his garage as a teenager in the 1930's. He also collected movie posters and other advertising material that went with the films with the hopes of someday opening a movie museum. He retired in the early sixties as TV took over. He was still a source for rare 16mm prints up until the 1990's.  8x10. 1259.15.1208
1982 Ennis House Concrete Block Prop.  Plaster reproduction of the Wright designed concrete block used in Deckard’s Apartment in the Movie “Blade Runner”.  Produced by Michael Deeley, Directed by Ridley Scott.  The Ennis Residence was designed in 1923.  Blade runner was produced in 1982.  It depicts Los Angeles in 2019.  It is a tribute to the timelessness of Wright’s designs, that a design from 1923 could characterize 2019.  15.5 x 15.5. 1982.31.0707
1988 The Ennis-Brown House  (Soft Cover)  (Produced by the Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage) Trust for Preservation of Cultural Heritage Booklet produced to help raise funds for the preservation and reconstruction of the Ennis-Brown House. Stylized emboss of decorative block on cover.  Original SC List Price $10.00.  (First Edition) Pp 20 1988.16.0404
1990 Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1924 Ennis Brown House Wrighterk of Simi Valley A Guided Tour of the Ennis Brown House 45 Minutes 1990.04.1100
           

 

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