John Sowden House

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John Sowden House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 762
John Sowden House, 2008
Location	5121 Franklin Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°6′20″N 118°18′4″W / 34.10556°N 118.30111°W / 34.10556; -118.30111
Built	1926
Architect	Lloyd Wright
Architectural style	Mayan revival
NRHP reference No.	71000151[1]
LAHCM No.	762
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1971
Designated LAHCM	August 13, 2003

John Sowden House, also known as the "Jaws House" or the "Franklin House", is a residence built in 1926 in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California by Lloyd Wright. The house is noted for its use of ornamented textile blocks and for its striking facade, resembling (depending on the viewer's points of cultural reference) either a Mayan temple or the gaping open mouth of a great white shark.