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greystone estateNo Stone UnturnedThis fall, as the Fifth Annual Beverly Hills Gardenand Design Showcase takes the GreystoneEstate on its annual domestic reinvention,Art and Living peeks over the iron fences totake an up-close look at the mansion and thepeople continuing the glamourous designtraditions of this Southern California landmarkEvery November, a cavalcade of talenteddesigners and landscape architectsdescends upon the GreystoneMansion—aptly named for its abundant greystone work—to restore this extravagant residenceto its 1928 glory. The result is a trulyunique experience, a trip down memory laneduring which no stone goes unturned in aneffort to recreate, or even re-interpret, the lifeand world of a wealthy 1920s family.Edward Lawrence Doheny, original proprietor of the Greystone land, wasborn in 1856 in the small Midwestern town of Fond du Lac,Wisconsin. Doheny’swanderlust and affinity for the wilds led him westward in pursuit of gold and—soon thereafter—oil. Together with business associate Charles A. Canfield, by the1920s Doheny would become one of largest producers of oil in the world. OnAbove: Sherry Stein, ASID, Albert Janz. Photo by Mary E. Nichols.Left:The Main Entrance Gate at 501 Doheny Road. Photo by Mary E. Nichols.March 16, 1926, Doheny senior gave a choice 12.58-acre parcel in Beverly Hillsas a wedding gift to his only son, Edward “Ned” Lawrence Doheny, Jr.Construction of a palatial manor on the site, designed by renownedSouthern California architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, began February 15, 1927.Although Ned, his wife Lucy, and their five children moved into the residence in1928, the home took three years to finally complete, at a cost of over $3 mil-The mansion rendered in panorama. Photo by Mary E. Nichols.102 2006 Issue 4