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The Harold Lloyd Estate, also known as Greenacres, is a large mansion and landscaped estate located in the Benedict Canyon section of Beverly Hills, California.Built in the late 1920s by silent film star Harold Lloyd, it remained Lloyd's home until his death in 1971.
Sumner Spaulding (1892–1952) was an American architect and city planner.He is best known for designing the Harold Lloyd Estate, a.k.a. Greenacres, in Beverly Hills, California, the Catalina Casino in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, California, and the Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
In 1923, silent film star Harold Lloyd purchased 15.7 acres at the southern mouth of the canyon from P.E. Benedict for $100,000. Lloyd built a 44-room mansion on the site that would become known as Greenacres, and helped establish Benedict Canyon as a desirable address.
Greenacres (Former Harold Lloyd Estate) July 24, 1984: 101-121 Marymount Pl., 10643-10685 Sunset Blvd. Bel Air Beverly Hills: Home of silent film star Harold Lloyd from 1927 to 1971, estate originally included a 44-room mansion, golf course, and 900-foot (270 m) canoe run on 15 acres (61,000 m 2). 318: Holmby House February 3, 1987: 1221–1223 ...
Greenacres, a historic estate built in 1918 by silent movie star Harold Lloyd. In 1919, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford bought land on Summit Drive and built a mansion, finished in 1921 [21] and nicknamed "Pickfair" by the press. [22]
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Occupied at the time by high-society dropouts "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Beale—aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis—and their 52 cats, the crumbling mansion came dangerously close ...
Greenacres can refer to: Greenacres, California , a town in the Central Valley (United States) Greenacres, the legendary 1920s Harold Lloyd Estate in Beverly Hills, California (United States)