Nの ところ
In order for the nouns which refer to people and things to be treated as "place nouns", they need to be put in the noun phrase "Nの ところ".
わたしは でんわの ところへ いきました。 I went up to the telephone.
やまださんの ところで りょうりを ならいました。 I learned cooking at Yamada's.