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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House Los Angeles, a Los Feliz hilltop masterpiece composed of patterned and smooth concrete blocks that has been mightily threatened by man and Mother Nature, is being offered for sale at $15 million by the private foundation that has been restoring it.

Eric Lloyd Wright, the architect’s grandson and a member of the nonprofit Ennis House Foundation’s board, said that, given harsh economic realities, private ownership would be the best way to save the house and honor his grandfather’s intentions.

Torrential rains had caused a retaining wall to buckle in March 2005, sending several patterned blocks tumbling down the hill. City inspectors briefly red-tagged the estate, spread on half an acre along a ridge with breathtaking views in the Hollywood Hills.

Today Times writer Martha Groves reports that Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis house is up for sale. All it costs is about $15 million to buy the place and another $5 million to $7 million to restore it.

Architecture nerds (enthusiasts?) will know all the details, but for those who are unfamiliar with the property, here are the basics: the 6,000 square foot estate is in Los Feliz, was completed in 1924, and was inspired by the ruins of Uxmal, Mexico. Also, the inside is even cooler than the outside.

Read the Groves story about why the Ennis House Foundation decided to put it up for sale. You can also see more photos of the house (interior and exterior)

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