A classic exemplar of Beaux-Arts architecture, the magisterial Dorothy Chandler Estate is one the great landmarks in Los Angeles.
Designated a Historic-Cultural Monument, the circa-1913 mansion was designed by architects J. Martyn Haenke, William Dodd, and Julia Morgan (the architect of Hearst Castle).
It was home to the actor Lewis Stone, best known for his role as Judge Hardy, wise father of Mickey Rooney’s Andy in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film series.
Then Los Angeles Times publisher Norman Chandler and his philanthropist wife, Dorothy Buffum Chandler, acquired the home in 1953 and dubbed it “Los Tiempos.” The six-bedroom, eight full-bathroom residence accommodated so many U.S. presidents (Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon), their home was often referred to as the Western White House.
The lavishly detailed interiors underwent a major multiyear restoration, which included hand-made, carved custom cabinetry throughout, with 400-year-old French limestone floors in the chef’s kitchen and countless contemporary upgrades, all set perfectly on a beautifully landscaped 0.83-acre corner lot which includes, of course, a swimming pool.
