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Part of the Hollywood Grove Historic Preservation Overlay Zone

History:
Residence of Mrs. John S. Sanders, a member of the Woman’s Club Hollywood, in 1922. (Source: Who’s Who among the Women of California, Security Publishing Company, Los Angeles, 1922)

Charles W. H. Bolingbroke, architect

1920 Census:
1959 N. Wilton Place: 1) John S. Sanders, owner and head of household; white married male 60 years of age; to US in 1883, a resident alien; born in England; parents born in England; a traveling salesman of firearms. 2) Edna S. Sanders, wife; white married female 40 years of age; born in New York; parents born in New York; not working. 3) John S. Sanders, son; white single male 19 years of age; born in New York; wholesale hardware salesman. 4) James E. Sanders, son; white single male 17 years of age; born in Georgia; in school. 5) Edna C. Sanders, daughter; white single female 16 years of age; born in Georgia; in school. 6) Thomas J. Allen, lodger; white single male 21 years of age; born in Michigan; father born in Michigan, mother in Missouri; bookkeeper for a building company.

1940 Census:
1959 Wilton Place (Rents for $65): 1) William G. Porter, head of household; white married male 57 years of age; born in England; broker, real estate. 2) Edith Porter, wife; white married female 47 years of age; born in England; not working. 3) Edith A. Porter, daughter; white married female 29 years of age; born in Canada; writer; fiction novels. 4) Edward G. Porter, son; white single male 27 years of age; born in Canada; salesman, advertising,; earns $436. 5) James E. Porter, nephew; white single male 24 years of age; born in California; tile setter, building construction; earns $750. .