The Canfield-Moreno Estate is a historic residence and estate located in the Moreno Highlands neighborhood of Silver Lake , Los Angeles, California. It was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1988. Originally known as Crestmount, the estate also is called the Paramour Estate.
15-522: The mansion is a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m) Mediterranean Revival mansion on 4.5 acres. It was designed by architect Robert D. Farquhar and built in 1923. When it was the opulent residence of silent film star Antonio Moreno and his wife and oil heiress Daisy Canfield Moreno, daughter of pioneer oilman Charles A. Canfield , it was the scene for lavish Sunday afternoon parties for members of high society and silent screen notables. On February 23, 1933, Daisy Canfield died of injuries she sustained in
30-419: A boss . A "dropped keystone" is one where the keystone projects lower than the other voussoirs. Following Giulio Romano , Mannerist architects of the 16th century often designed arches with enlarged and slightly dropped keystones, as in the "church house" entrance portal at Colditz Castle . Numerous examples are found in the work of Sebastiano Serlio , a 16th-century Italian Mannerist architect. Keystone
45-629: A car crash; her chauffeur-driven car plunged off Mulholland Drive while en route home from a party. Since then, the 22-room estate has seen many incarnations, including the Chloe P. Canfield School for Girls. In 1950, it became a convent for Franciscan nuns. In the 1970s, the Franciscan nuns ran a home for girls at the estate. In 1998, the property was used as the fictional Hillcrest Academy in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later . That same year
60-404: A rectangular floor plan, and feature massive, symmetrical primary façades. Stuccoed walls, red tiled roofs, windows in the shape of arches or circles, one or two stories, wood or wrought iron balconies with window grilles, and articulated door surrounds are characteristic. Keystones were occasionally employed. Ornamentation may be simple or dramatic. Lush gardens often appear. The style
75-403: Is a lantern . A portion of the arch surrounding the keystone is called a crown . Keystones or their suggested form are sometimes placed for decorative effect in the centre of the flat top of doors, recesses and windows, so as to form an upward projection of a lintel , as a hallmark of strength or good architecture. Although a masonry arch or vault cannot be self-supporting until the keystone
90-480: Is often used metaphorically for an essential part on which the whole depends or as an acme of the whole. The U.S. state of Pennsylvania calls itself the "Keystone State", because during early American history, it held a crucial central position among the Thirteen Colonies geographically, economically, and politically, like the keystone in an arch. A keystone is a symbol of Pennsylvania, being used in
105-430: Is placed, the keystone experiences the least stress of any of the voussoirs , due to its position at the apex. Old keystones can decay due to vibration, a condition known as bald arch . In a rib-vaulted ceiling, keystones commonly mark the intersections of any two or more arched ribs. For aesthetics, keystones are often larger than ribs in vaults and many of the voussoirs (arch stones) in arches, or embellished with
120-426: Is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault . In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to bear weight. In arches and vaults (such as quasi-domes) keystones are often enlarged beyond the structural requirements and decorated. A variant in domes and crowning vaults
135-452: The 19th century. It incorporated references to Spanish Renaissance , Spanish Colonial , Italian Renaissance , French Colonial , Beaux-Arts , Moorish architecture , and Venetian Gothic architecture . Peaking in popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the movement drew heavily on the style of palaces and seaside villas and applied them to the rapidly expanding coastal resorts of Florida and California. Structures are typically based on
150-543: The builders refused is become the head stone of the corner", is taken to refer to Jesus. Referring to the Book of Mormon , Joseph Smith said that it "was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book." Ezra Taft Benson , the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , said it "is my prayer that
165-751: The logos of many Pennsylvania government departments, in Pennsylvania state route signs , and on Pennsylvania car license plates , and the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division (United States) , a Red Keystone, first adopted during World War I in October 1918. In Christianity, Psalms 118:22, translated in the Authorized Version as "The stone which
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#1732787081809180-510: The music video for her cover of Bobby Brown 's My Prerogative at the Paramour Mansion. The song was the first single off of her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative . In 2006, My Chemical Romance lived in the mansion, where they wrote and recorded demos for their third album, The Black Parade . Vocalist Gerard Way claimed to have night terrors while staying there, which he recorded his accounts of and used in
195-655: The property was sold to restaurant owner Dana Hollister, who named it The Paramour Estate. In 1999, the finale of Scream 3 was filmed there. In 2021, Hollister listed it for $ 40 million. In 1999, the band Shivaree performed and recorded their song " Goodnight Moon " into the drained out pool of the estate. Throughout the early 2000s and early 2010s, the property was used in a multitude of different reality television series, including From G's to Gents , Love Games 2 , Rock of Love: Charm School , Charm School with Ricki Lake , Rock Star: INXS , Rock Star: Supernova , and The X Effect In 2004, Britney Spears shot
210-487: The track Sleep. The band claimed the mansion was haunted. The estate was used as the filming location for the music video of Sofia Carson 's song "Glowin' Up", which was featured in the 2021 Netflix film, My Little Pony: A New Generation . Mediterranean Revival architecture Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada , and certain other countries in
225-719: Was most commonly applied to hotels, apartment buildings, commercial structures, and residences. Architects August Geiger and Addison Mizner were foremost in Florida, while Bertram Goodhue , Sumner Spaulding , and Paul Williams were in California. There are also examples of this architectural style in Cuba , such as the Hotel Nacional de Cuba , in Havana . Keystone (architecture) A keystone (or capstone )
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