Location of Canfield-Moreno Estate in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
The Canfield-Moreno Estate is a historic residence and estate located in the Moreno Highlands neighborhood of Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California.[2][3] It was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1988. Originally known as Crestmount, the estate also is called the Paramour Estate.
History
The mansion is a 22,000-square-foot (2,000m2)Mediterranean Revival complex on 4.5 acres. It was designed by architect Robert D. Farquhar and built in 1923. It was commissioned by Daisy Canfield, daughter of pioneer oilman Charles A. Canfield, when she was married to Jay Morris Danziger, then vice-president of Mexico Petroleum Company.[4] When Daisy Canfield remarried to silent film star Antonio Moreno, it was the scene for lavish Sunday afternoon parties for members of high society and silent screen notables.[5]
In 1929, the estate was deeded to the Chloe P. Canfield Memorial Home for girls by Daisy Canfield and her three sisters, Florence, Eileen and Caroline (wife of 1st Beverly Hills mayor Silsby Spalding).[6] The school—named for Daisy's mother, who was murdered by her former coachman in 1906—was a stipulation of Charles A. Canfield's will[7][8].
On February 23, 1933, Daisy Canfield died of injuries she sustained in a car crash; her chauffeur-driven car plunged off Mulholland Drive while en route home from a party.
In 1953, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles bought the estate, and turned in into the Immaculate Conception Home for Girls. In 1988, the estate was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 391. In 1998, the property was sold $2.25 million to restaurant owner Dana Hollister, who named it The Paramour Estate and turned it into a boutique hotel.[4][9] Dana Hollister and Ken Fulk formed a partnership on the property in 2023.
In 2006, My Chemical Romance lived in the mansion while writing their third album, The Black Parade. Frontman and lyricist Gerard Way suffered from night terrors while staying there, which he recorded his accounts of and used in the track "Sleep" on the album. The band claims they experienced paranormal activity in the mansion.[11] Bassist Mikey Way was so negatively affected by the atmosphere that he experienced a mental health crisis, eventually moving out to seek treatment.[12]
