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  • Built in 1927 on a parcel comprised of Lot 24 and the southerly 25 feet of Lot 25 in Tract 3446
  • Original commissioner: Aaron Greenfield, owner of the Greenfield Auto Wrecking Company at 1030 South Main Street
  • Architect: Milton M. Friedman
  • Permits for a stuccoed nine-room frame residence and a garage with servants' quarters were issued to Aaron Greenfield by the Department of Building and Safety on July 15, 1927
  • The Los Angeles Times of October 25, 1936, reported the sale of 627 South Rossmore to Russian-born tire dealer Julius Ceazan, who had already taken possession of the property and was planning significant improvements. (It may have been that Ceazan and Aaron Greenfield knew each other through their automotive-related businesses)
  • On October 15, 1936, the Department of Building and Safety issued Julius Ceazan a permit to enlarge a bedroom and the breakfast room and to add a bath
  • On November 20, 1936, the Department of Building and Safety issued Mr. Ceazan a permit to build a bathhouse with dressing rooms in the rear of 627; on December 4 Ceazan was issued a permit for an 18-by-24-foot concrete swimming pool. The bathhouse was demolished in 2013
  • On August 4, 1939, the Department of Building and Safety issued Mr. Ceazan a permit to add a 11-by-14-foot bedroom to the house and an 8-by-3-foot bar in the playroom
  • By mid 1944, Julius Ceazan had sold 627 South Rossmore, soon moving to the former home of screenwriter, producer, director, and playwright Nunnally Johnson at 504 North Beverly Glen Boulevard
  • By mid 1944 the owners of 627 South Rossmore were Irving H. and Beatrice L. Kaufmann; Mr. Kaufmann was a jewelry manufacturer. The Kaufmann family retained ownership until at least 1969; by 1973 the house had been purchased by the government of South Korea to serve as the residence of its consul general, which it remains



Illustration: Private Collection