PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The main residence was demolished. Its 1910 garage was moved in 1949 and survives as the Finnish Folk Art Museum at the Fényes Estate.
resident · Approximately 1942–1946
Parsons lived at and helped shape the communal house known as the Parsonage.
temporary resident · 1945–1946
Hubbard lived at the Parsonage during a documented and contentious period in Parsons’s life.
Interaction circle
• Parsons belonged to the Malina–Forman–von Kármán rocket group.
• Hubbard also appeared in the Heinlein-house Mañana literary circle.
• Documented Thelema and Agape Lodge practice should be separated from sensational or unproved claims.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The main residence was demolished. Its 1910 garage was moved in 1949 and survives as the Finnish Folk Art Museum at the Fényes Estate.
Interaction circle
• Parsons belonged to the Malina–Forman–von Kármán rocket group.
• Hubbard also appeared in the Heinlein-house Mañana literary circle.
• Documented Thelema and Agape Lodge practice should be separated from sensational or unproved claims.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The main residence was demolished. Its 1910 garage was moved in 1949 and survives as the Finnish Folk Art Museum at the Fényes Estate.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
The Parsonage is a rare cross-domain node: Jack Parsons’s rocket work and religious life intersected with L. Ron Hubbard and a larger bohemian household.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
South Orange Grove Boulevard area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Historic context only. The associated home no longer survives, and the current parcel is not a visitor destination.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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