West Hills Homes and History-Hidden Chateau & Gardens

  Mission-style landmark began as stable for film star's horses.
It's the most distinctive building in West Hills, but most people in our neighborhood don't know the fascinating story behind the mission-style buinding at 23130 Sherman Way West Hills, across the street from the Post Office.

Now functioning as the Hidden Chateau and Gardens, where antiques are sold indoors and garden parties and weddings are hosted in a garden and gazebo, the building originally served as a stable on the estate of film star Francis Lederer and his wife Marian

Francis Lederer served as Canoga Park's honorary mayor for 25 years. He lived with Marian in a home that still exist on the hill above the Post Office.

The stable was built between 1934 and 1936 when the area was mostly ranches. In 1967, when the stretch of Sherman Way between Shoup and Platt was completd, the Lederers and their friends the Galeanas converted the stable into an art gallery.

The City of Los Angeles dedicated it as a historical landmark in 1975.

Landmarks

The Lederer estate was the home of actor Francis Lederer (1899-2000), he was the honorary Mayor of Canoga Park for many years. His residence and stables are both protected as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.^[12] The house is distinguished example of Mediterranean and Mission Revival styles architecture in which the interior and exterior detailings are of museum quality. Constructed over a period of years by the owners starting in 1934, with the help of artisan builder John R. Litke. The materials were chosen with the greatest of care and painstakingly employed in such a manner as to make them appear old. The Spanish and Italian furnishings are of particular interest, dating from the 14th Century. The property is to become a public historical resource. The stables became the Canoga Mission Gallery, in Mission-style architecture also designed by Francis Lederer with John R. Litke.^[13] The 1994 Northridge earthquake damaged the house, it's currently undergoing a major renovation. The home is still in the hands of the Lederer family, and is to become a public historical resource.

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