Stimson Townhouse

Located in West Adams (102), this stately townhouse was owned by Ethan Stimson and acted as the office for his investigations into the peculiar and unusual.

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Special Features

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Laboratory.
Library.

Purpose / Function

Originally constructed as living quarters for the Stimson family, when the widow Acsah Stimson died and the youngest son, Ethan Stimson, moved in, it would double as an office and library for his occult investigations.

History

Stimson House is a Richardsonian Romanesque mansion in Los Angeles, California, on Figueroa Street north of West Adams. Built in 1891, it was the home of lumber and banking millionaire Thomas Douglas Stimson. During Stimson's lifetime, the house survived a dynamite attack by a blackmailer in 1896.
The original occupant, Thomas Douglas Stimson, hired architect H. Carroll Brown, then only 27 years old, to design his new home. Stimson designed the home principally in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with rough-hewn stone, round headed arches, short columns, rows of arched or rectangular windows and an overall fortress quality. The Richardsonian style was popular in the Upper Midwest in the 1880s, though the style never became popular in Los Angeles. Stimson reportedly wanted his new home to resemble the brick-and-stone mansions of Chicago's Gold Coast, including the Palmer Mansion.

Alternative Names

The Red Castle

Type

Mansion / Villa

Related Report (Secondary Locations)

• Case One: The Curse of The Yellow Court