Style Network
Wedding Altered Show
Produced by Authentic TV
Air Date: June 9, 2007
Filmed on premises: April 14, 2007
Click images below to view behind the scenes
pictures from a beautiful wedding that will air June 9th on Style Network.
The Hidden Chateau & Gardens filmed a wedding
ceremony & reception for "Wedding Altared" Show that was produced by Authentic TV on Style Network.
In Style Weddings
2007 Spring issue
The Hidden Chateau & Gardens is
featured in the 2007 spring issue of In Style Weddings covering the
celebrity wedding of Melissa Cunningham and Jeremy London.
People Magazine
December 2006
The December 2006 issue of People
Magazine featured the Cunningham/London wedding celebration at the
Hidden Chateau & Gardens.
 LA Home and
Decor Magazine
December 2005 issue
West Hills Pioneer Publication
Titled: Mission-style landmark began as stable for film star’s horses.
It’s the most distinctive building in West Hills, but most people in the
neighborhood don’t know the fascinating story behind the mission-style
building at 23130 Sherman Way, across the street from the Post Office and
West Hills Medical Center.
Now functioning as the Hidden Chateau &
Gardens, where home/garden décor and one-of-a-kind gifts are sold indoors
and outdoor parties and weddings are hosted in a charming garden area, the
building originally served as a stable on the estate of the late film star,
Francis Lederer and his wife Marion.
 Francis Lederer served as Canoga Park’s honorary mayor for 25 years. He
lived with Marion in a home that still exists on the hill above the Post
Office. The stable was built between 1934 and 1936, when the area was mostly
ranches. In 1967, when the stretch of Sherman Way between Shoup and Platt
was completed, the Lederers and their friends the Galeanas converted the
stable into an art gallery. The City of Los Angeles dedicated it as a
historical landmark in 1974.
Written by Darlene Estes
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view actual article (PDF)
The Dr. Phil Show
The Hidden Chateau & Gardens were featured on the Dr. Phil Show, May 27,
2005, for the finale of their Bridal Segment. "Brides-to-be" and their
fiancees were flown in to Los Angeles from all over the United States. A
surprise was planned with the "Grooms-to-be" re-asking their fiancees for
their hand in marriage once again with a diamond engagement ring provided by
the Dr. Phil Show. All filming took place in our colorful garden setting.
CALABASAS Magazine
Titled: Mission Accomplished in the Front and
Center Section of CALABASAS Magazine
Issue No. 2
Life At Its Best
“This isn’t something I ever dreamed of doing, but I love it.” Jill Martin
says with a shrug. A former actress who spent nine years in corporate sales
at American Express, Martin would indeed seem an unlikely candidate to take
over the Hidden Chateau & Gardens, the historic West Hills boutique known
for its eclectic inventory of antiques an fine home accessories, and as a
charmingly rustic setting for weddings, private par ties and other special
events.
Actor, Francis Lederer, who built the structure as horse stables in 1934, is
reputed to have modeled it after the San Fernando Mission when his efforts
to purchase the real thing were rebuffed. Years later, Lederer’s wife Marion
operated it as an art gallery, and eventually it became a retail space where
individual merchants could rent stalls to sell their wares. Martin took over
last December after a period of tenancy during which she sold show-biz
memorabilia and the odd piece of cast-off furniture. “I had a knack for
buying an old table for five bucks and refinishing it and making it look
like a million”, she says.
Today she’s applying a similar philosophy to the entire property. In
addition to sprucing up the grounds to expand her wedding business, Martin
has even bigger plans for the future. “I really want to develop a theatre
arts center in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Lederer,” she says.
Don’t bet against her, because for Martin running the Hidden Chateau &
Gardens isn’t just a job, but a calling, “I don’t know what it was, but
something brought me here.” She enthuses, “and I’m so glad it did.”
Written by Juan Morales
Sunset Magazine
May 2003
Titled: Best of the West Section
Tips and Trips
Southern California in May
West Hills – Check out the Hidden Chateau –The mission-style structure with fine
stonework out on Sherman Way is one of those buildings you might drive past
for years without ever knowing its story. Built as a stable for actor
Francis Lederer’s estate, it dates back not the 18th century but to 1934 and
is now home to Hidden Chateau & Gardens, with antiques and gift items
displayed in the onetime stalls and a garden area for afternoon teas. It’s
one of the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments identified in Landmark,
LA.
Edited by Jeffrey Herr
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