today, wattles park occupies approximately of a long narrow corridor of space that rises from hollywood boulevard. the lower park is in size and fronts on hollywood boulevard. the wattles mansion and formal garden area runs along the private roadway to the building. the early american garden area is directly behind the residence and was composed of rose and vegetable gardens. the japanese teahouse along curson avenue was a gift to the city of los angeles from nagoya, its sister city in japan. the japanese garden portion of the grounds was designed by fugo, an influential landscape architect in japan. all of the shrubs, plants, and vegetation were brought directly from japan for the garden.