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It was a gift from oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny to his son, Edward "Ned" Doheny Jr. and his family. Following the purchase of the estate by the City of Beverly Hills in 1965, it became a city park in 1971, and was subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as Doheny Estate/Greystone .
Edward L. Doheny was born in 1856 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, [1] to Patrick "Pat" and Eleanor Elizabeth "Ellen" (née Quigley) Doheny. The family was Irish Catholic. His father was born in Ireland, and fled County Tipperary in the wake of the Great Famine.
The grounds originally belonged to Mrs. Lucy Smith Doheny Battson, wife of Edward L. Doheny, Jr. (1893–1929), son of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny (1856–1935); were known as the Doheny Ranch or the Doheny Estate; and included the Greystone Mansion, which is now a United States Historical Site.
View of Edward L. Doheny home, circa 1904 The Dohenys immediately began renovations on their new home, soon making it one of the most extravagant homes in the city. The house encompassed 24,000 square feet (2,200 m 2 ) and was constantly worked on for the 58 years the family lived there.
Greystone (Knoxville), an NRHP-listed house in Knoxville, Tennessee, built 1885; also called the Camp House Graystone Manor, alternative name for Graystone Pines Greystone Mansion , historic Californian house in Beverly Hills, built for Edward L. Doheny; listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as "Doheny Estate/Greystone"
In 1954, he purchased the Doheny Ranch from Mrs. Lucy Smith Doheny Battson, wife of Edward L. Doheny, Jr. (1893–1929), son of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny (1856–1935), and developed it into Trousdale Estates, later home to Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Curtis and Ray Charles.
Edward L. Doheny: City of Beverly Hills: 1928: Tudor Revival: Gordon Kaufmann: 71: 46,050 sq ft (4,278 m 2) [97] Carolands: Hillsborough, California: Harriet Pullman Carolan [98] Charles Bartlett Johnson [99] 1914: Second Empire: Ernest Sanson Willis Polk: 72: 46,000 sq ft (4,300 m 2) [100] Elstowe Manor: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: William L ...
The property behind Stimson House (on Chester Place) was the home of Carrie Estelle Doheny, the widow of wealthy oil man, Edward L. Doheny. Mrs. Doheny had grown up in the neighborhood and had watched as the Stimson House was built. She recalled, "I remember when Mr. Stimson was building this house.