The Getty House is the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles, California. It is located in Windsor Square, a neighborhood in the Larchmont district located approximately five miles WNW of Los Angeles City Hall. It is named for George Getty, the father of J. Paul Getty, the oil tycoon who donated it to the city. The home is built in the Tudor style. This is a list of mayors of Los Angeles, California. ... Larchmont (alternately Larchmont Village) is the commercial heart of the Hancock Park district of west-central Los Angeles, California. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Los Angeles City Hall is the center of government in the city of Los Angeles, California. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold or Texas Tea, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... Tudor architecture is the architecture of the Tudor period, ie. ...

Built in 1920 for $83,000 ($888,000 in 2005 dollars), the Getty Oil Company purchased the house in 1959. Getty Oil offered the property to the City of Los Angeles on November 12, 1975. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... In economics, inflation is an increase in the general level of prices of a given kind in a given currency. ... Getty Oil is an oil company founded by J. Paul Getty. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Mayor Tom Bradley moved into the Getty House at the beginning of his second term in 1977 and resided there until leaving office in 1993. However, his two immediate successors opted not to move into the house, so the Getty House was unoccupied between 1993 and 2005. Mayor Richard Riordan (1993–2001) resided in his mansion in Brentwood. Mayor James Hahn (2001–2005) lived in San Pedro so his children could be near their mother, from whom he was separated. Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles, 1973-1993 Thomas (Tom) Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was the mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1973 to 1993 (five terms) and the first African American mayor of that city. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard J. Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, who had served as the California Secretary for Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Brentwood is a district in the West Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... James Kenneth Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... While most cities use water towers to welcome visitors, San Pedro has its name painted on a smokestack. ...

After his election in 2005, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that he and his family would live in the Getty House on at least a part-time basis, alternating between it and their existing home in the Mt. Washington district on the East Side. However, in September 2005, Villaraigosa declared that he would move into the Getty House full-time, becoming the second mayor to reside in the house. The 2005 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on March 8, 2005, with a runoff election on May 17. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Antonio R. Villaraigosa (born on January 23, 1953) is the current mayor of Los Angeles, California. ... Mt. ... East Los Angeles (also East L.A., East Los, Los, or The Eastside) is a geographic and cultural term that refers to the predominantly Latino communities lying to the east and northeast of Downtown Los Angeles, for the most part east of the Los Angeles River. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Getty House Foundation
• KCAL9 report on Villaraigosa move into Getty House