Lummis Home
El Alisal is the home built by Charles Fletcher Lummis between 1896 and 1910 on the west bank of the Arroyo Seco in northeast Los Angeles. It takes its name from local sycamore trees, one of which is featured in the home’s interior courtyard. The house is built using stones from the arroyo bed, concrete, and wood. The design of the home is influenced by mission architecture and the dwellings of the Pueblo Indians. Though not directly influenced by the English Arts and Crafts movement, the house shares many of its design principles; it is furnished with hand-crafted wooden furniture, and features exposed wooden cross-beams and concrete floors.
- Lummis Home HCM #68
- 200 E. Avenue 43
Los Angeles, CA 90031 - Open Friday through Sunday,
12:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Phone (323) 222‑0546
Important People: Charles F. Lummis
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