The Andrew McNally House, the Zorthian Ranch, and other iconic sites destroyed in Los Angeles fires

The historic home of Will Rogers, once the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, was largely destroyed in the Palisades Fire. Rogers’ ranch house and the surrounding land served as a California state park for 80 years. While the ranch house burned down, some of the artifacts and all of the horses that lived at the park survived.

The Andrew McNally House, built for the founder of Rand McNally Publishing in 1887, was completely destroyed in the Eaton Fire. The Queen Anne-style house has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2007.

When famed architect Myron Hunt built the Zane Grey Estate in 1907, it was hailed as the first fireproof home in Altadena. It was purchased by Grey, an adventure novelist, in 1920 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It was completely destroyed in the Eaton Fire.

Armenian Genocide survivor Jirayr Zorthian constructed his namesake ranch over the course of decades, using salvaged materials, including telephone poles, railroad ties, and construction debris. The 48-acre property served as an artist colony for decades following Zorthian’s death. All but two of the ranch’s buildings were destroyed in the Eaton Fire.

The Keeler House, designed by famed architect Ray Kappe, was completed in 1991. The Modernist-style home went on the market last April for $12 million. The Palisades fire destroyed it completely.

The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center was completely destroyed in the Eaton Fire, though all the synagogue’s Torah scrolls were saved from the blaze. The temple’s congregation was first established in 1923 and construction on the Mission Revival-style building was completed in 1945.

The Topanga State Park, which included the historic Topanga Ranch Motel, was decimated in the Palisades Fire. The bungalow style-motel, which was constructed in 1929, was completely destroyed, according to California State Parks.

Founded in 1963, Theatre Palisades has served as a Los Angeles community theater for decades. The California Modern-style Pierson Playhouse was completely destroyed in the Palisades Fire.

The Bunny Museum, which housed thousands of rabbit-related artifacts, was lost in the Eaton Fire. The owners were able to save some of their most valuable artifacts and their real-life pet rabbits, but lost the bulk of the collection.

The Theosophical Library Center, which housed more than 40,000 texts on esoteric subjects like mysticism, alchemy, and scientific anomalies, is now “permanently closed” due to its destruction in the Eaton Fire.