frost worked in europe in 1932 and 1933 and then worked from 1933 until 1938 in southern california. he built his own large home in montecito, california in 1936. he returned to birmingham in 1939 and practiced until 1961. in 2005, basketball star chris webber purchased a 1927 wallace frost mansion in grosse pointe park. as webber said about the purchase, "i'm a lover of history and a wallace frost fan and i was completely blown away by this house."