{"id":2227396,"date":"2024-04-22T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-trashed-for-demolishing-mid-century-historic-property-to-build-new-mansion\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:15:09","slug":"chris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-trashed-for-demolishing-mid-century-historic-property-to-build-new-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-trashed-for-demolishing-mid-century-historic-property-to-build-new-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Criticism for Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Over Demolishing Historic Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-trashed-for-demolishing-mid-century-historic-property-to-build-new-mansion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chris Pratt\u200c and Katherine Schwarzenegger face criticism for demolishing the historic &#8216;Zimmerman House&#8217; in Los Angeles to build a new home. The Los Angeles Conservancy voiced concerns over the\u200d loss of \u2062this Modernist\u2062 gem, highlighting its\u2064 architectural significance and past ownership in a viral\u200d TikTok video. \u2062Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are under\u200b fire for tearing \u200bdown the iconic &#8216;Zimmerman House&#8217; \u200bin Los Angeles to construct a new\u2063 residence. The Los Angeles Conservancy expressed dismay at the demolition\u2064 of this Modernist treasure, emphasizing its architectural importance and history in a widely circulated TikTok \u2062video.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d actor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/chris-pratt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Pratt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, are facing backlash for their decision to demolish a historic home to make way for a new build.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-debut-first-photo-of-daughter-lilibet-on-new-christmas-card-say-lili-made-us-a-family\/\" title=\"Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Debut First Photo Of Daughter Lilibet On New Christmas Card, Say \u2018Lili Made Us A Family\u2019\">couple chose<\/a> to have a Los Angeles home known as \u201cthe Zimmerman house\u201d destroyed. The Los Angeles Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving historic places in the city, described the house as \u201ca noteworthy example of Modernist design from this era.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Conservancy noted that though the house was determined to be \u201cpotentially historic\u201d by the SurveyLA program, it was never formally classified as such and was therefore eligible for demolition at the owner\u2019s discretion.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnSiDSWtzVL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnSiDSWtzVL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Los Angeles Conservancy (@laconservancy)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mid-century modern home was designed by architect Craig Ellwood in 1950, per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/realestate\/article\/chris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-demolish-19412355.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SF Gate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Cheer Keystone Shutdown, Now Demand Biden Shut Down All Pipelines\">outlet noted<\/a> that it was reportedly sold off-market for $12.5 million in 2023 and was torn down \u201cshortly after.\u201d It was once featured in Progressive Architecture magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As with most architecture, it comes down to location, location, location. The house is situated down the street from two homes owned by Maria Shriver, Schwarzenegger\u2019s mother, in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/california\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brentwood<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A TikTok video tour of the home posted by the account @vintageonq, which was taken during an estate sale, has gone viral as this news hit the headlines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The TikTok goes through a list of the past occupants. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crayola-crayons-joins-the-culture-war\/\" title=\"Crayola Crayons Joins the Culture War\">social media user noted<\/a> that the property most recently belonged to Sam and Hilda Rolfe, who bought the home in 1975 for $205,000. Sam Rolfe is known for creating the TV series \u201cThe Man From U.N.C.L.E.\u201d He died in 1993, but Hilda lived in the house until her death in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critics aren\u2019t just upset that Pratt and Schwarzenegger tore down the home. They\u2019re also furious that the couple allegedly enlisted architect Ken Ungar for the new build, a pro who\u2019s known for designing modern farmhouse mansions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Eichler Network, an outlet documenting mid-century homes in California, published an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eichlernetwork.com\/article\/mourning-ellwood-original\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">op-ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  about the event including photos of the lot where the house once stood. The writer expressed \u201cshock\u201d and \u201cdisbelief at the pile of rubble\u201d upon viewing the aftermath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWitnessing the demolition of revered residential architecture is a gut punch. Even walking the inclined driveway leading to the empty lot where such a home once stood can be painful,\u201d the article said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSpecial place in hell for people who do this, go buy a readily made McMansion instead you dumb b****!!!,\u201d one person <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PastaVersaucy\/status\/1779327830876426656\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on X, adding in a follow-up, \u201cTearing this down, for what?? Floor to ceiling black and white marble with no soul?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reddit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/midcenturymodern\/comments\/1c4nlny\/chris_pratt_demolished_the_entirety_of_a\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">commenters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  also lamented the demo of the property on a midcentury modern focused subreddit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYet more proof that money can\u2019t buy good taste,\u201d one person wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is incredibly sad. Ellwood\/Burke just did custom one-offs, so there aren\u2019t that many around. CSH #16 is one of my favorites. Great form and materials. Don\u2019t want to ever see what atrocity that will take its place,\u201d another person wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pratt and Schwarzenegger are currently selling their home in the hills of Pacific Palisades for $30 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger receive criticism for demolishing historic &#8220;Zimmerman House&#8221; in Los Angeles to construct a new residence, sparking backlash from preservation advocates like the Los Angeles Conservancy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2227397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Chris-Pratt-Katherine-Schwarzenegger-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2227396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Chris-Pratt-Katherine-Schwarzenegger-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2227396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2227396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2227396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2227396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2227396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2227396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}