Rollin passed away in one of the property’s bedrooms on August 23rd, 1940 and Katherine continued to live on the premises until her subsequent death on December 9th, 1945. Though the castle has been altered a bit over the years, the two properties are still virtually identical.Īt the time of its inception, Holly Chateau boasted 17 rooms, a rooftop garden, a sun parlor, quarter-sawed white oak and mahogany detailing, a library, five baths, a billiards room, multiple fireplaces, French windows, and a finished basement and attic. Dubbed “Holly Chateau,” the estate was designed by architects Oliver Perry Dennis and Lyman Farwell as a near replica of an 1897 pad the duo constructed in Redlands named the Kimberly Crest House (which I wrote about for Los Angeles magazine back in 2013.) Both are pictured below. The spacious Gothic Renaissance-style mansion that today is known as The Magic Castle was originally built in 1908 as a single-family residence for banker Rollin B. magical! It was hands-down one of my favorite Los Angeles experiences! By the end of the evening, I was ready to plunk down my credit card to pay the initiation fee and yearly dues and become a member! ) To say we had a good time would be an absurd understatement. (Those are our tickets and some brochures we picked up that night. Though typically closed to non-members, the Grim Cheaper and I were able to visit The Magic Castle on November 2nd, 2012 (just a couple of days after Halloween – talk about perfect timing!) thanks to my incredibly generous friend/fellow stalker Marie who secured tickets via a charity auction and invited us to tag along with her and her buddy Dana. I am talking about The Magic Castle, a private club for members of the Academy of Magical Arts that is situated inside of a historic mansion said to be occupied by more than a dozen ghosts! I mean, can you think of a better locale for my final HH article? For my last go round of 2018, I thought I’d blog about one of Los Angeles’ most iconic sites, a place that is pretty much synonymous with both otherworldliness and Tinseltown itself.
Happy Halloween! I can’t believe the season is already coming to a close! October 31st is always bittersweet for me because, though my favorite holiday, it marks the end of my Haunted Hollywood postings for the year.
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