Nestled among apartment buildings above Beverly Boulevard rests a two-story seven- room mansion that goes unnoticed. Outside of the Comstock Apartments on the 5800 block of Comstock Avenue are columns from a gazebo originally in front of the mansion. What lies behind is the home originally built by oilman William Loftus in 1911.
"We do get people that come up, usually older folks who know about the house," said apartment manager, Veronica Wilkerson. "I can usually tell that they are here to see the house."
The house is adorned with three bathrooms, hardwood floors, hand-carved wood and sliding pocket doors that separate rooms.
"One of the most spectacular things about this house is the stained glass panel," said Wilkerson. "It has been reported that it is an unsigned original Dale Tiffany."
It also has a stained glass dome, that is in the ceiling above the staircase, depicting scenes from the area.
Although the house has been divided into apartments, much of the elegant decor has been preserved. They found gold leaf details that had been painted over as well as some other wood features.
The house is divided into seven rental units that share the bathrooms and a kitchen.
Wilkerson says that the current owners, who built that 24-unit apartments around the house, fought to keep the house after they were told to demolish it by the city.
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