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History:
Residence of Benjamin B. and Essie Halstead in 1930. (Source: 1930 Los Angeles
Directory, p. 1060). Offered for sale at $1,375,000 in April, 1998. (Source: real estate brochure.) Listed at $4,795,000 in May, 2007 (Source: real estate brochure).

Ashton & Denney, architect.

1930 Census:
2566 North Aberdeen Avenue (Value: $50,000): 1) Benjamin Halstead, owner and head of household; 54 year old white married male; married at age 24; born in North Carolina; parents born in North Carolina; retired. 2) Elsie Mae Halstead, wife; 43 year old white married female; married at age 23; born in Michigan; father born in Vermont, mother in Michigan; not working. (18th ED, page 15B, lines 81-82).