Wright was often absent during the actual construction of Hollyhock House, due to the demands of another major commission, the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.

The Aline Barnsdall Residence, known as Hollyhock House, is the first Los Angeles project of Wright.

Taking advantage of the area's mild climate, Hollyhock House is a combination of house and garden.

Because of financial and artistic differences, only the two secondary residences and the Barnsdall home, Hollyhock House, were finally built.

All docents are members of the Friends of Hollyhock House.

The final blow in the decline of the California Art Club was the loss of its headquarters when the lease on the Hollyhock House expired in 1942.

After completing the Hollyhock House, Schindler and his wife Pauline vacationed in Yosemite in October 1921.

Several years later, Wright sent him to Los Angeles to supervise a project, the Hollyhock House, built for Aline Barndsall, an oil heiress.

This commission ultimately became the landmark Hollyhock House.

Perhaps the first example of a built-in entertainment center was created by Frank Lloyd Wright at his 1917 Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, California.