Daniel Innes (October 22, 1835 – July 20, 1918) was a Scottish-American businessman and politician. He operated dry-goods businesses in Illinois and Kansas, and in his later life engaged in real estate development and investment in Los Angeles, California. He went on to become a member of Los Angeles City Council for the period 1890-94. Innes' Eastlake-style house at 1329 Carroll Avenue in Angelino Heights is known for its later use as the fictional Halliwell Manor in the television series Charmed.
Early life Innes was born October 22, 1835, in Lairg, Scotland, to William and Catharine (MacDonald) Innes, and emigrated to Buffalo, New York, at the age of 14. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1865 and established a dry-goods business there. Four years later he opened a larger store in Elgin, Illinois. He married Sarah Katherine "S. Kate" Pease in Elgin, Illinois on March 3, 1870. In 1871 he opened another store in Lawrence, Kansas, with his brother, George Innes.."Daniel Innes Dead After Long Illness," Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1918
Together they moved to California in 1885 and engaged in real estate development, opening several tracts in Angelino Heights, Los Angeles."Passengers From the East," Los Angeles Herald, December 11, 1885 Innes built their house at 1329 Carroll Avenue near Echo Park in Angelino Heights, known as the Innes House. It was used as the exterior shots of "Halliwell Manor" in the WB television series Charmed.
Career Innes made investments in the Breidenbach Iron Stone Company, to manufacture and sell machinery, wagons and hardware;"New Corporations," Los Angeles Herald, November 15, 1898Articles of Incorporation, Los Angeles Herald, November 17, 1898 Bisbee West Copper, mining in Arizona"Bisbee West Copper," Los Angeles Herald, December 7, 1902 and the Stricker Hotel Company."Incorporations," Los Angeles Herald, October 21, 1909
He was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in 1890-94, representing the 2nd Ward.Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials 1850–1938, Municipal Reference Library, March 1938, reprinted 1946 He ran for re-election in 1894"The Proper Candidates," Los Angeles Herald, November 2, 1894 but was defeated.
Personal life He had a hobby of collecting coins.Luella Sawyer (1934) and Clare Wallace (1936), Los Angeles Public Library reference collection Innes died on July 20, 1918, at the age of 82. He was survived by his wife, Sarah Katherine "S. Kate" Innes, and three children, Mrs. Willard J. Doran (Sarah), Walter P. Innes and William A. Innes."Obituary: Mrs. S. Kate Innes," Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1935, page A-9
Innes House
The Innes House was built for Daniel and S. Kate Innes in 1887–1888, as one of the first houses in the Angelino Heights neighborhood. The house is an Eastlake-style mansion, with interior redwood trim.
The Innes family sold the house to barber Dominic Iannorone in 1920, and that year, the downstairs bathroom was remodeled to include terrazzo walls and flooring. Iannorone died in 1971. The house was listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1971, and a National Register of Historic Places contributing property in 1976. When the house was listed on the National Register, it was owned by Planaria Knill and Charles C. Knill.
The Innes House has been used in multiple film productions, including the 1981 miniseries East of Eden and the 1998–2006 series Charmed. In Charmed, the Innes House serves as the exterior of Halliwell Manor in San Francisco, the home of the series' three protagonists. The Los Angeles Conservancy holds an easement on the house's exterior and some interior detail.
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"A Plain Statement From Councilman Innes" about the printing of ballots for city elections