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This 1969 rendering, shown in “John Elgin Woolf: Master of Hollywood Regency” at the Palos Verdes Art Center, depicts the architect’s residence and office. Woolf enjoyed great success—his designs were a prize of stardom and wealth.
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Many of Woolf’s designs, including this one for Lady Sylvia Ashley, Clark Gable’s fourth wife, exhibited a keen sense of symmetry, using oversize doors and mansard roofs.
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Woolf borrowed from 19th-century French and Greek Revival styles to accentuate the façade of this Beverly Hills home.
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The unique play on classic architectural silhouettes shown here could be categorized as an early example of postmodernism.
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The pavilion and pool at this Beverly Hills residence could well serve as a Hollywood set.
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This Beverly Hills house displays Woolf’s manipulation of proportion, using large doors that draw the eye inward.
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Woolf also designed the 155-acre Marrakesh Country Club in Palm Desert, California. The project—one of his largest—included a clubhouse and 364 homes.
