National Register of Historic Places

Healy House

Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
Listed
August 24, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
70000164

About this property

The Healy House at 565 (formerly 625), Perugia Way in the Bel Air district of Los Angeles was built in 1949 by the Modernist architect Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright for a P. J. Healy. He then sold it to Prince Aly Khan, who lived there in 1959, coinciding with the last year of his marriage to Rita Hayworth. The next owner was the Shah of Iran, who purchased it in 1960 only to rent it to Elvis Presley, who used the home during the periods from 1961 to 1962 and then again from 1964 to…

Location

912 Harrison Ave.
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
39.25220, -106.28892

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 70000164. It was listed on August 24, 1970.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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Questions about this property

When was Healy House listed on the National Register?

Healy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Healy House?

Healy House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Healy House?

The period of significance for Healy House is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1949.

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