Weddington House

The Weddington House is among the few remaining buildings in North Hollywood associated with one of the area’s founding families. Wilson C. Weddington, an Iowan and Civil War veteran, moved to San Fernando Valley in 1889 to purchase 32 acres of the Lankershim Ranch. From the beginning, the Weddingtons had an impact on the community’s political and economic life. Wilson acted as the township’s first postmaster, his son Guy was owner of the Bonner Fruit Company, and his other son Fred served first as sheriff then as founder of both the Lankershim Development Company and the Bank of Lankershim.

Before 1910, the Weddingtons lived in an Eastlake-style house that had been relocated from their Iowa farm. Around 1910, the present house was constructed at the corner of Lankershim Boulevard and Weddington Street. Like other contemporaneous homes, the Weddington House is a single story, wood-framed vernacular cottage clad in clapboard siding and topped with a sweeping hipped roof. It features a recessed front porch, double-hung windows, and a three-sided bay window. By 1920, the house was home to Fred Weddington, his wife Elizabeth, and his father Wilson Weddington.

As the years progressed, the Weddington House would see several alterations including a rear addition. Around 1924, the house was moved entirely to an empty lot on Weddington Street. In its place was built the Security First National Bank building. Amid the subsequent changes and development of North Hollywood, the Weddington House remains standing today as testament to an American family building their new future in a burgeoning California.

Scope of Work

Artifact Restoration & Cataloging • Conservation • Estimating & Value Engineering • Facade Rehabilitation • General Contracting • Masonry • Preconstruction & Design • Restoration Painting & Coatings • Selective Demolition/Abatement • Self-Perform • Waterproofing/Roofing • Wood Doors • Wood Windows