Built in 1924 and commanding a hilltop outside of Los Angeles, California, the Ennis House is a lasting testament to the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright. The largest of his four textile-block homes, the estate totals 6,000 square feet and consists of a main house and a separate staff quarters. The interior, elegantly accented with high ceilings and art-glass windows welcoming sweeping views of the city and the ocean beyond, features a stunning window-lined loggia overlooking the pool. The heart of the home is the flowing floor plan of the living and dining areas, both displaying massive fireplaces. A glass mosaic tile fireplace is one of only three ever created by Wright.

Built in 1924 and commanding a hilltop outside of Los Angeles, California, the Ennis House is a lasting testament to the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright. The largest of his four textile-block homes, the estate totals 6,000 square feet and consists of a main house and a separate staff quarters. The interior, elegantly accented with high ceilings and art-glass windows welcoming sweeping views of the city and the ocean beyond, features a stunning window-lined loggia overlooking the pool. The heart of the home is the flowing floor plan of the living and dining areas, both displaying massive fireplaces. A glass mosaic tile fireplace is one of only three ever created by Wright.

In 2005, the Ennis House was placed on “most endangered” lists by both the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the World Monuments Fund. With the expert assistance of numerous architectural foundations, The Ennis House Foundation has completed the first phase of stabilization and preservation. The new steward of this historic architectural achievement will have the rare opportunity to complete the restoration and to return the home to its original brilliance.

The Ennis House is the largest of four textile-block houses designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright between 1922 and 1924. Each of the homes—including the Storer and Freeman houses in Los Angeles and the Millard House in Pasadena—features a unique block construction. The most complex of this series, the Ennis House seems to rise organically from its setting. Indeed, the blocks for the home were partially constructed from decomposed granite taken from the building site. The patterned concrete blocks were cast and joined by steel rods and grout inserted into continuous concave joints during the building process. The result is an inter locking construction, where the rods and the grout work like a warp and a weft in weaving, giving textile-block architecture its name. Textile-block architecture also derives its name from the blocks’ geometric impressions. Wright designed a specific pattern for each of the four houses. The blocks of the Ennis House were inspired by the façades of Mayan buildings in Uxmal, Mexico.

The Ennis House is being offered at $15,000,000 by Dilbeck Estates and Hilton & Hyland Real Estate, with international marketing services provided by Christie’s Great Estates.