Beverly Hills

The Screen Deco Style – imbued with the fantasy, glamour and sophisticated modernity of an MGM musical from Hollywood’s Golden Era – inspired the design of this 1938 house by noted architect Herbert G. Reisenberg. The longtime residence of screen actress Ann Rutherford, the house recently underwent an extensive restoration and expansion sensitive to its elegant scale. The interiors combine the bold geometric forms of Cubism and the Vienna Secession, the refined whimsy of Christian Bérard, craftsmanship in the ébéniste tradition of 18th-century France, and (to quote Diane Vreeland) “That little something extra. Pizazz.”
Front door of 1938 Ann Rutherford house with white brick facade in Beverly Hills Double height entrance hall of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with rock crystal Art Deco chandelier Living room of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with Botero sculpture Dining room of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with Art Deco Macassar Ebony table and chairs Kitchen of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with Calacatta marble walls Breakfast room of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with Calacatta marble walls and round island Library of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with Ruhlmann-inspired mahogany paneling and India Mahdavi sofa and chairs Study of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with Ruhlmann-inspired mahogany paneling, Art Deco desk and Elizabeth Garouste chairs Family room of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with antique Chinese wallpaper from Greystone Manson, former Doheny Estate Oval powder room of 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with white onyx and black marble floor Stair in 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with antique Brussels verdure tapestry Master bedroom in 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with furniture by Fendi Casa and Paul Mathieu and aboriginal art Master bathroom in 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with walls in Calacatta Gold marble and black marble Master bathroom in 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills with bronze chaise by Paul Mathieu for Fendi Casa Oval swimming pool at 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills New pool house by Richard Manion Architecture at 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills New hammam in Azul Cielo Argentinian marble by Richard Manion Architecture at 1938 Ann Rutherford house in Beverly Hills
Richard Manion Architecture
Landscape architecture by Daniel Busbin
Photography by Richard Powers
Styled by Anita Sarsidi