The Great Room
I'm not sure when this image dates from but I think it could be more modern. the most noticeable difference seen in this photo is that the fireplace and over mantle is not the same one as seen in this room today. the one in the photo seems very Tudor, while the one currently installed seems very neoclassical with swags and urns. Also, beneath the minstrel's loft, we can see two lanterns hanging in the passage way.
The reflecting pool looking towards the Great Room. There isn't much that has changed here, but we can see the original bronze planters that are now missing. Two similar planters can be found in the Portico at the homes main entry.
The Card Room
This is the Card Room or Receiving Room as it was for the Doheny family. The light fixtures and fountain with surrounding detail are missing, the mural has been painted over. However, as we speak, a group of artists is replicating one of the two murals original to the room. Last year, a film company restored the marble floors.
The original Motor Court
This photo shows the Motor Courts circular fountain was once fitted with a Putti figure on a Swan and a central spray. The Fountain today is missing the Putti group and has a pedestal bowl in it's place.
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