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Page 18 Palisades News March 18, 2015 A Home with Architectural History By SUE PASCOE Editor There’s something reassuring about a home built decades ago with architectural insight and graciousness that people don’t instantly feel the need to renovate it or tear it down. Those buildings, like grand dames, have a history and are the more interesting for it. One property that fits into that category is the Trippet House at 13535 Lucca Dr. in Pacific Palisades. The Los Angeles Times featured this historic French Tudor house in December 2006 and it is now on the market for $8.15 million. “Gerard Colcord was only 29 when he designed the Trippet House in 1930,” the story read. “Inspired by farm houses in the Normandy region of France, its exterior is rough field stone masonry. A dramatic high-pitched roof drives the design. Thick stone walls lend an air of stolidity and give the impression of a house built to last for generations.” Two years later, the house was featured in the entire first chapter of Bret Parsons’ book Colcord Homes (Angel City Press, 2008). Parsons wrote: “Rough fieldstone masonry veneer exemplifies the picturesque quality of Trippet House. A massive masonry wall with no window openings facing the street emphasizes the fireplace and the solidarity of farm buildings that were designed to be protective. “Colcord often modified traditional details. For example, the steel-easement windows in Trippet House were generally found only in the most expensive residences— not farmhouses. Even the proportions of the thin steel-framed windows are quite different from the heavier wood-framed casement windows found in a French farmhouse.” When Parsons published his book, he received a phone call from actor Harrison Ford, who owned two of the architect’s houses. Other celebrities who have owned Colcord homes included Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Chamberlain and AMAZING MUSIC STORE.COM ALL AGES, ALL STYLES! Group & Private Lessons • Instrument Rentals & Sales NOTICE TO READERS The Palisades News welcomes submissions of obituary notices for Palisadians, past and present. Notices must be 400 words or less. A photo may be sent for possible inclusion. There is no charge for the notice, nor the photo. For questions, or to submit, please e-mail editor@palisadesnews.com. The desired deadline for submissions is Thursday before the intended publication date (the first and third Wednesday of the month). The historic Trippet House in the Riviera neighborhood of Pacific Palisades is now on the market. Reese Witherspoon. “Every owner I talked with said they love having guests over,” Parsons wrote. “The problem is they don’t want to leave because they feel so comfortable.” There is some notoriety about the Trippet House’s second owner, Dr. Ernst C. Fishbaugh, a physician to the oil-rich Doheny family. In February 1929, Edward “Ned” Doheny, 36, and his friend and assistant Theodore Hugh Plunkett, were found dead in the Greystone mansion in Beverly Hills. Historical accounts vary but Fishbaugh may have helped up cover up a crime surrounding the possible murder/suicide of the two men. According to the doctor, “I received a call at the Hollywood Playhouse from my maid at 10:30 p.m. and was told to go to the Doheny home immediately. Upon my arrival there, one of the watchmen let me in the house . . . As I entered, Mrs. Doheny was standing in the middle hallway approximately eight feet back from the door and greeted me. She said her husband was in a guestroom on the first floor, to the left of the hall leading from the front entrance. “Both Mrs. Doheny and I started down the hall, side by side. A door, which partitions the hall, was slightly ajar, and I saw Plunkett walking toward it. ‘You stay out of here,’ he shouted at me and slammed the door shut. I then heard a shot. ‘You go back,’ I told Mrs. Doheny, and she returned to the living room, which was about 75 feet away from the guest room. I pushed the door open and saw Plunkett lying on his face opposite the door to the bedroom where I later found Mr. Doheny. Plunkett, to the Proudly Serving the Palisades for Over 35 Years! Photo: Courtesy of Amalfi Estates best of my recollection, was fully clothed. The door to the bedroom was open, and when I looked in I saw Mr. Doheny lying on his back, a chair overturned between him and the bed.” An ensuing media storm soon called Ned Doheny a hero because of a rumor he was trying to help a troubled friend, and had been killed for his efforts. The forensic investigator, Leslie White, doubted Fishbaugh’s story. He found a smoldering cigarette in Hugh’s fingertips, who supposedly had just killed his best friend and then himself. The gun used in the murder lay under Plunkett’s body, very warm, as if someone had heated it in the oven. Indeed, the doctor was caught in several lies, including withholding the fact that Ned had been alive when the doctor burst (Continued on Page 19) Follow us on Facebook! 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March 18, 2015 Palisades News Page 19 Trippet House (Continued from Page 18) into the room. White also observed that Ned had been shot at very close range, Hugh had not. The case initially hit all of the local papers, but 36 hours later District Attorney Buron Fitts officially closed the investigation, killing any further investigation. Several theories had been floated, including that the two men were lovers, but there was also a financial aspect that cannot be discounted. The elder Doheny had become involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, in which Doheny, Albert Fall [U.S. Secretary of State] and oilman Harry Sinclair were charged with conspiracy. Earlier, Ned and Hugh had gone to New York and after withdrawing $100,000 from a banking account, gave the money to Fall. Doheny was acquitted in December 1926, but was later charged again, this time with bribery. Ned and Hugh had been called to testify in the upcoming bribery trials of Albert Fall and E.L. Doheny. And although Ned had been assured immunity, Hugh had not. After the murders, Fishbaugh purchased the Trippet House. Today, the 4,976-sq.-ft. home has 6 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms on a 20,877-sq.- ft. flat lot in the Riviera, plus a guest house, a pool/spa and an outdoor kitchen. The listing agent is Palisadian Anthony Marguleas, who can be contacted at (310) 293-9280. Documentarian Brian Ivie Will Speak at ‘Food for Thought’ By SUE PASCOE Editor Documentarian Brian Ivie is the next speaker in the monthly “Food for Thought” series on Thursday, March 26, after the free luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Palisades Presbyterian Church’s community room, Janes Hall. Ivie will speak about The Drop Box, which opened at 750 theaters on March 3. Clips will be shown from this featurelength documentary, which tells the story of one man’s efforts to protect and care for newborn babies who might have otherwise been abandoned on the streets of Seoul, South Korea. Pastor Lee Jong-Rak built a “baby box”—a safe harbor to welcome and care for these babies. So far, more than 600 babies, many of whom have disabilities, have been helped. A portion of the film’s proceeds will go to support Pastor Lee’s ministry. He has been quoted as saying, “They aren’t the unnecessary ones . . . God sent them here for a purpose.” “The Drop Box is a profoundly moving documentary that sheds much-needed light on the inherent dignity and mission of each human person, especially those with a serious disability. In a world that Teen Poets Can Win Book Deal The Los Angeles Public Library is offering free creative writing workshops for teens, culminating in the opportunity to become the Los Angeles youth poet laureate and to secure a book deal to publish a first book of poems. Attend any or all of the workshops at the Palisades Branch Library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23; Tuesday, March 31; and Monday April 6 and 13 with Rachel Kann. During the workshop, teens will also be able to work on their professional resumes. Trish Bowe CLU, Agent Insurance Lic#: 0606059 845 Via De La Paz Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Bus: 310-454-0349 Kann has taught poetry workshops at the UCLA Extension Writer’s Program since 2008 and is a TEDx Poet who has performed her work at venues from Royce Hall to San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. She has won a James Kirkwood Award for fiction. After attending a workshop(s), teens (ages 13 to 19) will write five poems and fill out the resume form at urbanword.org. The top poets will perform at the L.A. Youth Poet Laureate Finals on Sunday, June 28 at the Mark Taper Auditorium. Gotta love a good combo … especially when it saves you money. I can help you save an average e of $ 600.* Talk to me about combining your renters and auto insurance today. G et to a bette er State ® . Get Sta te Farm m. 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Afterwards, he co-founded the nonprofit Kindred Image, which works on preventing abandonment, meeting mothers in crisis and offering alternatives to abandonment in unsafe places and providing long-term solutions for single mothers and children. The nonprofit is committed to holistic solutions through counseling, care packages and adoption support. Ivie is a published film critic and recreational songwriter; he was the only white male in the Saved by Grace Gospel Choir. With four other like-minded individuals, Ivie founded Arbella Studios, whose mission is to tell truthful stories that can expose the heart to its most desperate need. The company believes that film communicates stories with unique authority and authenticity, and believes that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the most beautiful story ever. Please RSVP to (310) 454-0366 in order to ensure enough food for the luncheon. 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