Photo Gallery

21 Chester Place

The mystery behind “The Real Addams Family House”

The Newhall brothers (1873)

An early photo of Adams Blvd. before development (briefly designated as boulevards in the very beginning) Photo Credit: LAPL

Henry Gregory Newhall (at either 19 or 20 years of age) 1873

Walter Scott Newhall (at either 12 or 13 years of age) 1873

Daily Alta California – San Francisco (April 13, 1885)

The Newhall brothers – William and Edwin (top), Henry (middle), Walter and George (in front)

Los Angeles Herald (November 3, 1887)

Photograph of horse and buggy coming down a widened unpaved Adams St. (Photographer: Frederic Hamer Maude) Photo Credit: LAPL

1888 Los Angeles City Directory

Los Angeles Herald (December 3, 1888)

St. James Park (Photo Credit: LAPL)

1894 Los Angeles City Directory

An unpaved West Adams St. (now divided into west and east) Photo Credit: LAPL

Walter Scott Newhall

1898 Los Angeles City Directory

Chester Place entrance from West Adams St. (Photographer: Munsey) Photo Credit: LAPL

1899 Los Angeles City Directory

Chester Place entrance from West 23rd St. (Photo Credit: LAPL) Date: 1900

An early map of Chester Place and the surrounding area (showing the Newhall house which is located in between St. James Park and Chester Place)

Corner of West 25th St. and Chester Place (part of carriage house behind Newhall house can be seen here in far left corner, behind 11 Chester Place)

San Francisco Daily Times – Town Talk (1901)

Nellie Trowbridge Newhall

1902 Los Angeles City Directory

Los Angeles Herald (March 2, 1902)

Los Angeles Herald (May 22, 1903)

Henry Gregory Newhall (Cypress Lawn Memorial, Colma, California)

Los Angeles Herald (June 9, 1903)

Los Angeles Herald (September 29, 1903)

Los Angeles Herald (October 8, 1903)

Los Angeles Herald (November 20, 1904)

Los Angeles Herald (December 25, 1904)

Los Angeles Herald (January 1, 1905)

Los Angeles Herald (January 29, 1905)

Los Angeles Herald (February 3, 1905)

21 Chester Place (Front lawn view)

Los Angeles Herald (March 20, 1906)

Los Angeles Herald (July 13, 1906)

Los Angeles Herald (August 3, 1906)

Los Angeles Herald (August 5, 1906)

Los Angeles Herald (August 8, 1906)

Los Angeles Herald (August 12, 1906)

Los Angeles Herald (October 28, 1906)

San Francisco Call (December 22, 1906)

Newhall Dies At Sanitarium (December 26, 1906)

San Francisco Chronicle (December 26, 1906)

Los Angeles Daily Times (December 26, 1906)

Walter Scott Newhall (Cypress Lawn Memorial, Colma, California) Picture of Walter at either 12 or 13 years of age

Newhall Family Plot – Cypress Lawn Memorial, Colma, California

1908 Los Angeles City Directory

The San Francisco Call (June 25, 1910)

Los Angeles Herald (March 14, 1911)

FOR SALE ad “Country Life in America” (June 15, 1911)

Los Angeles Herald (1911)

The Christian Science Journal of Practitioners (April 1911)

21 Chester Place (1911)

Los Angeles Daily Times (May 3, 1911)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (March 29, 1912)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (April 2, 1912)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (April 10, 1912)

Horace Scruby and Mary Scranton Roe

Los Angeles Evening Herald (April 12, 1912)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (April 13, 1912)

The Star-Telegram (April 18, 1912)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (June 1, 1912)

The Weatherford Daily Herald (June 3, 1912)

The Weatherford Weekly Herald (July 18, 1912)

Dallas Morning News (July 21, 1912)

Los Angeles Herald (October 4, 1912)

1913 Los Angeles City Directory

Chicago Examiner (March 3, 1914)

Chicago Examiner (April 2, 1914)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (December 12, 1914)

1915 Los Angeles City Directory – First year in directory that shows that James H. and Lillian Adams are living in the house (first set of renters)

Los Angeles Herald (February 1, 1915)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (February 16, 1915)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (March 11, 1915)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (March 22, 1915)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (May 18, 1915)

Horace Scruby and Mary Scranton Roe

Los Angeles Herald (December 5, 1916)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (December 20, 1916)

The Star-Telegram (January 18, 1918)

Jenny Henry Scranton Roe (Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas)

Mary Scranton Roe Scruby (Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (April 29, 1919)

Los Angeles Evening Herald (September 27, 1921)

West Adams Blvd. (Date: 1923) Street medians have been added and the street has been renamed a boulevard again (Photo Credit: LAPL)

“California and Californians” Volume 4 (1926)

1932 Los Angeles City Directory – Last year in directory that shows that Lillian Adams was living in the house (first set of renters)

1936 Los Angeles City Directory – First year in directory that shows that Paul and Helen Grafe are living in the house (second set of renters)

April 1, 1940 U.S. Census

Nellie Trowbridge Harlow (Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)

1948 Aerial view showing house below (Photo Credit: HistoricAerials.com)

Morgan Adams (Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California)

1952 Aerial view showing house below (Photo Credit: HistoricAerials.com)

Edward and Estelle Doheny (Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)

21 Chester Place (Sept. 1, 1959) Photographer: Conner, Palmer (The Huntington Library)

21 Chester Place (Sept. 1, 1959) Photographer: Conner, Palmer (The Huntington Library)

Paul and Helen Grafe (with their daughter Louise)

21 Chester Place (Aug. 24, 1960) Photo Credit: LAPL

21 Chester Place (“Seven Days in May” – 1964)

21 Chester Place (1964) “The Addams Family Goes To School” (Season 1 Episode 1)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

“The Addams Family Goes To School” (Season 1 Episode 1)

“The Addams Family Goes To School” (Season 1 Episode 1)

“The Addams Family Goes To School” (Season 1 Episode 1)

“The Addams Family Goes To School” (Season 1 Episode 1)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

“The Addams Family Goes To School” (Season 1 Episode 1)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

“The Addams Family” publicity photo trading cards

“The Addams Family” publicity photo trading cards

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

“The Addams Family” publicity photo trading cards

21 Chester Place (1964) Publicity photo for “The Addams Family” sitcom

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

“The Addams Family” publicity photo trading cards

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (Photo shoot blooper)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

“The Addams Family” publicity photo trading cards

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph during the filming of “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

A behind the scenes still photograph of David Levy and John Astin, during a break from filming “The Addams Family” pilot episode (1964)

21 Chester Place (1964) Publicity photo for “The Addams Family”

Part of “The Addams Family” Show Intro, that shows the house Porte-cochère in the background behind Gomez.

Street view without roofline

Newhall House to Addams House Transformation (other than the 3rd floor that was altered, only a few small details were changed of the original likeness)

Unfinished Matte Painting of “The Addams Family” House

“The Addams Family” House (Day 1)

“The Addams Family” House (Day 2)

“The Addams Family” House (Day 3)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 1)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 2)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 3)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 4)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 5)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 6)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 7)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 8)

“The Addams Family” House (Night 9)

“The Addams Family” House (Rain)

“The Addams Family” House (Thunderstorm)

“The Addams Family” House (Lightning 1)

“The Addams Family” House (Lightning 2)

“The Addams Family” House (Snowing)

“The Addams Family” house colorized (Photo Credit: Zach Smothers)

“The Addams Family” VHS Artwork (photo has been altered)

Screen capture from “The Addams Family” 60s TV Commercial

“The Addams Family” DVD Artwork

“The Addams Family” Publicity photo (original photo has been altered)

1964 Aerial view showing house below (Photo Credit: HistoricAerials.com)

21 Chester Place (1965) Screen capture from the TV Sitcom “Hazel” (Season 5 / Episode 5 “The Holdout”)

21 Chester Place painting (by Douglas Shively) for Paul Grafe (1965) Courtesy of Cate Austin

Aerial view showing part of West Adams District (house located in top right corner) Photo Credit: LAPL (Date unknown: post-1965)

Closer aerial view showing part of West Adams District (house top right corner) Photo Credit: LAPL (Date unknown: post-1965)

Debbi Morris and Patrick Greene stand in front of 21 Chester Place on Morris’ Graduation Day for a photo op, at Mount St. Mary’s College ‘Doheny Campus’, in 1966 (“Images of America” Don Sloper)

A lawn spreads southward to the left of 11 Chester Place, where you can see part of the Newhall house that is located just southwest of #11 (“Images of America” Don Sloper)

Photo Credit: Los Angeles’s Chester Place “Images of America” Don Sloper

21 Chester Place painting (by Sister Ignatia Cordis) for Mount St. Mary’s College

1967 Los Angeles City Directory – Last year house is listed in city directory (Paul and Helen Grafe – second set of renters)

‘Certificate of Occupancy’ for use of the land as a parking lot (Oct. 16, 1967) Photo Credit: lacity.org

Photo Credit: Los Angeles’s Chester Place “Images of America” (by Don Sloper)

1972 Aerial view showing that MSMU had now delegated new spot for campus parking lot, on the southwest corner lot. (Photo Credit: HistoricAerials.com)

1980 Aerial view showing school still had not been built (Photo Credit: HistoricAerials.com)

Los Angeles Times ‘Pact for Special School OKd’ (March 27, 1981)

MSMU Parking Pavilion and Adams Art Walk Ceremony

Ken Skinner Parking Pavilion and Adams Art Walk

Los Angeles sky view looking north (house used to sit where Track and Field is, in lower left hand corner)

Google Map birds-eye view of Chester Place and surrounding area (house used to be in top left hand corner where Track and Field is now)

Google Map ground level view in the direction where the house used to stand (picture taken from St. James Park W)

Google Map ground level closer view (original six-globe street lamp for 21 Chester Place can been seen in distance beyond checkpoint booth)

Google Map showing the Track and Field that now sits where house used to be

Google Map closer view (original six-globe street lamp for 21 Chester Place can be seen below)

Chester Place gate entrance from St. James Park W (Oct. 9, 2015)

Looking through the fence at track and field where house used to stand (Oct. 9, 2015)

Walking down the sidewalk on the side of the street where the house used to stand, to the six-globe street lamp that was installed for 21 Chester Place (Oct. 9, 2015)

Standing next to the six-globe street lamp that was installed near the ‘driveway approach’ in 1903, for 21 Chester Place (Photo taken Oct. 9, 2015)

What if the house was still standing in Present Day – Photoshop of house placed back in where it once stood, with Track and Field fence removed for better view of house (Oct. 9, 2015)

Standing next to the six-globe street lamp that stood in-front of house. If the house was still standing, it would have been in view directly behind me (Oct. 9, 2015)

What if the house was still standing in Present Day – Photoshop of house placed back in where it once stood, with Before and After collage (Oct. 9, 2015)

Chester Place gates on West Adams Blvd. (October 9, 2015)

“The Addams Family” House (The Sims 2)

“The Addams Family” (The Sims 2)

“The Addams Family” House (The Sims 2)

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Street View

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Beware of the Thing

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Foyer

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Foyer

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Foyer

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Living Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Living Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Living Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Living Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Living Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Living Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Playroom

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Library

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Kitchen

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Pugsley’s Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Wednesday’s Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Gomez and Morticia’s Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Gomez and Morticia’s Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) Cousin Itt’s Room

“The Addams Family” House Tour (The Sims 2) The Attic

“The Addams Family” House (The Sims 2)

21CP Art (Colorizing by Stuart Manning)

21CP Art – Photo Credit: adamsboulevardlosangeles.blogspot.com

21 Chester Place (colorized)

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