Hangover / Halliburton
Hangover House, AKA the Halliburton House (1937-38) by William Alexander Alexander designed and built the house on a hilltop in South Laguna for his friend, travel writer and adventurer, Richard Halliburton and his lover Paul Mooney. Side note: Alexander believed that the Hangover was used as inspiration by his friend Ayn Rand in her book The Fountainhead to describe the houses designed by the main character, architect Howard Roark. Source: Rhodes College 1938 Source: Rhodes College Halliburton went missing at sea in 1939. In 1942, the house was purchased by General Wallace Thompson Scott for $9,000. The property fell into bankruptcy after longtime owner Zolita Scott (Genral Scott's daughter) died in November 2010. The house was then purchased for $3.2 million by the current owners in 2011. The new owners are currently "renovating" the structure, which was in a state of disrepair. Thi...