John Brockman Clock Tower Estate

John Brockman Clock Tower Estate
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Historic 'Clock Tower' Estate built by John Brockman, a wealthy civil war hero and friend of Abraham Lincoln in 1910. Brockman constructed the clock tower in 1920. The clock was removed from a property which Brockman donated to the Orthopaedic Hospital in downtown Los Angeles, for which Brockman was a primary benefactor. The original hands of the clock are displayed in the hospital to this day. Brockman had the house built in the style of the Bwick Reim Villa located in Hessen, Germany, his birthplace. The influence of the Prairie and Craftsman Styles are evident everywhere: large porches and public rooms, massive fireplaces, and rich wood paneling.