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This large house, for Richard S. Brawerman and his wife, is located in the Brentwood Park area of Los Angeles, near Mandeville Canyon. Muir performed extensive alterations to the house: adding a carport, pool cabana, service wing, main bedroom wing,…

This small house in Mandeville Canyon for George A. Gould is a typical traditional house for the area. Muir was still working in the office of John Byers, but he was nearing retirement and she was taking on more commissions on her own.

The Zola Hall house in Mandeville Canyon was designed for the recently divorced mother with two small children. The low-slung, single-story house was designed to harmonize with the natural surroundings of the canyon. With redwood walls inside and…

Philip Ilsley was the president of Paddock Pool Company, and a repeat client. He commissioned four houses and two commercial buildings from Muir. For this project, the house was placed along a long private driveway, sited lower than Mullholland Drive…

This house on La Mesa Drive in Santa Monica, was originally designed by John Byers and Edla Muir in 1925. Muir performed alterations to the house for James Stoessel, including adding a new garage, turning the existing garage into a family room, and…

This home in West Los Angeles for Edward Sedgwick and his family was originally designed by John Byers in 1939. Muir added alterations to the living room, and presented options for a backyard workshop in this image.

This portrait was taken of Muir in 1935, soon after she passed her licensing exam to become a licensed architect. She had worked in the John Byers office for seven years and was eligible to take the exam through the apprenticeship track, as opposed…

Round display room hallway in E.L. Doheny Memorial Library.

These photos feature the main garden space in St. John's Seminary, modeled after the garden at Edward L. Doheny's Chester Place home in Los Angeles, California. The south-facing facade of the E.L. Doheny Memorial Library overlooks this garden space.

Photos of main entrance to the library. The carved stone arch surrounding the entry door is modeled after the carved stone on the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico. At the top of the arched entrance is a statue of Our Lady of Miraculous…

This brochure is for the Assistance League of Southern California's benefit showing of the "Trousdale Quintet," a set of 5 estate homes by the Trousdale Development Company in Los Angeles, California. This brochure features four homes located on…

Photo of staircase in the house of film director Vidor King and actress Eleanor Boardman in Beverly Hills, California by architect Wallace Neff.

Floor plan of the Eaton House in the Hope Ranch by architect Wallace Neff. Hope Ranch is an affluent suburb on the coast between Goleta and Santa Barbara.

Magazine advertisement by Frojen Advertising Inc. showing five architects of the Trousdale Estates, including Rex Lotery, Richard Dorman, William Stephenson, Edward Fickett, and A. Quincy Jones. The advertisement describes the combined work of the…

Photo of Brayton House from below, located in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of dining room in Gerald Florence house located on Loma Vista in Beverly Hills, California. Clerestory windows are in view.

Photo of exterior entrance of Gerald Florence House.

Photo of chairs in a bedroom in the Gerald Florence House in Beverly Hills, California.

Interior photo of wall and ceiling detail in Gerald Florence House in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of front entrance of Gerald Florence house taken from the street.

Photo of the living room in the Gerald Florence house in Beverly Hills, California.

Site plan of Lotery house with aerial view of house and terraces. Architect Rex Lotery built this house for himself in 1996 in the Montecito neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California.

Topographic map of Lotery house site. Architect Rex Lotery built this house for himself in 1996 in the Montecito neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California.

Ground floor plan of Rex Lotery's house in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Lotery completed this house for himself in 1962.

Photo of bedroom in Rex Lotery House in Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California.

Plot plan of Rex Lotery's house in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California.

Photo of dining room in Lotery House in Los Angeles, California.

Photo of a bathroom in the Los Angeles Rex Lotery house.

Photo of the study in the Los Angeles Lotery House. The dining room is visible in the background on the left side.

Photo of the exterior of the Los Angeles Lotery House.

Photo of upstairs hallway in Los Angeles Lotery house. The stairs are also visible on the left side of the photo.

Photo of master bedroom in the Lotery House in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photo of living room in the Los Angeles Lotery House.

Photo of exterior of Rex Lotery House in Los Angeles, California.

Photo of the street elevation of Trousdale Construction Co. model house, located on Carla Ridge in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of the kitchen in the Lotery House in Los Angeles, California.

Photo of exterior view of Lotery House in Los Angeles from the street.

Photo of the living room in the Trousdale Construction Co. model house located on Carla Ridge in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of the exterior side of Lotery House in Los Angeles, California.

Photo of the living room in the Trousdale Construction Co. model house, located on Carla Ridge in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of the front hall and staircase in the Trousdale Construction Co. model house, located on Carla Ridge in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of the exterior and patio of the A.K. Bourne house by architect Wallace Neff in San Marino, California.

Photo of exterior of the A.K. Bourne house from the lawn.

Photograph of the side exterior of the A.K. Bourne house in San Marino, California.

Photo of the interior of the entrance hall.

Photo of exterior of Eaton house with landscaping, located in Hope Ranch neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California.

Photograph of the fountain and archway in the house built for scriptwriter-actor couple Frances Marion and Fred Thomson by architect Wallace Neff in Beverly Hills, California.

Photo of exterior of house with chimney.

Photograph of exterior stairwell with driveway

Photograph of entrance court in the Marion and Thomson House located in Beverly Hills, California. Architect Wallace Neff built this home for screenwriter Frances Marion and her actor husband Fred Thomson.

Photograph of loggia with cherub fountain.

Photo of tiled courtyard at the A.K. Bourne House in San Marino, California.

Photograph of the exterior of the A.K. Bourne house from the street.

Photograph of the exterior and porch of Eaton House, located in the Hope Ranch neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California.

Photograph of the exterior of Eaton House with landscaping.

Photograph of exterior of Eaton House and driveway, located in Hope Ranch neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California.

Photograph of patio at Eaton House, located in the Hope Ranch neighborhood of Santa Barbara, California.

Photograph of patio at Eaton House with landscaping.

Photograph of the study in the house by architect William Levy Alexander for clients John T. and Katherine McTernan. The house is located on Ambrose Avenue in Los Feliz, California.

Photograph of the interior of the house built for John T. and Katherine McTernan, located on Ambrose Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of the study and guest room in the Ambrose Avenue house belonging to John T. and Katherine McTernan in Los Feliz, California.

Photograph of the tower detail and spiral staircase in the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico.

Photograph of the dining area in the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences, located in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico.

Photograph of the interior of the loggia looking towards the tower side in the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico.

Photograph of the interior of the loggia from the tower side in the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences, located in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico)

Photograph of the detail of the tower and part of the loggia to the right, as seen from the approach from the land side.

Photograph of the chapel and fountain at the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico.

Aerial photograph of the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico

Photograph of the exterior of the Las Cruces Palmilla Resort and Residences.

Photograph of the exterior resort, showing two levels of rooms, the loggia, the tower, and the dining and lounge rooms.

Photograph of the exterior of the resort.

Aerial photograph of the resort taken from the cape.

Plan for firesafe concrete house, including birds-eye perspective, plans, elevations, and details.

Photograph of the Halliburton House from the driveway with people on the balcony.

Photograph of architect William Levy Alexander at a drawing table.

Photograph of the Halliburton House looking towards the ocean in Laguna Beach, California.

Photograph of the living room and entrance foyer in the Halliburton House, located in Laguna Beach, California.

Photograph of the living room and balcony in the Halliburton House in Laguna Beach, California.

Photograph of bedroom #1 in the Halliburton House, located in Laguna Beach, California.

Photograph of the exterior and landscape of Alexander's House in Space that he built for himself, located at Viewmont Dr. in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of William Levy Alexander's House in Space during construction. This house was an early example of the cantilever construction method in the Southern California area.

Photograph of a worker working on the House in Space project in Los Angeles, California. William Levy Alexander built this house for himself using cantilever construction techniques.

Photograph of a man sitting at the balcony at the House in Space, located on Viewmont Dr. in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of the exterior of the House in Space during construction. William Levy Alexander designed this house for himself on Viewmont Dr. in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of the dining area in the House in Space by William Levy Alexander, located in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photo of the dining table with a view of the balcony in the House in Space by William Levy Alexander, located in Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of the exterior of the Poole Boone house and studio by William Levy Alexander, located in Wilton, Connecticut.

Photo of the exterior of the Poole Boone house and studio from a side view with landscaping in the foreground.

Photograph of the living room with furniture in the David Greggory house by William Levy Alexander, located on Rancho Street in Encino, California.

Photograph of the kitchen in the David Greggory house on Rancho Street in Encino, California.

Photograph of the living room in the David Greggory house on Rancho Street in Encino, California.

Photo of bookshelves in the David Greggory house in Encino, California.

Photo of the living room and fireplace in the David Greggory house.

Photo of the hallway in the David Greggory house.

Photograph of the kitchen cabinets and sink in the David Greggory house.

Photograph of the dining table and buffet in the dining room of the David Greggory house in Encino, California.

Photograph of the list of client requirements for the David Greggory house in Encino, California

Photograph of the table in the kitchen of the David Greggory house in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Photograph of the interior of the David Greggory house with a tiger rug on the floor.

Photograph of the cabinets and stove in the kitchen of the David Greggory house.