Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)

Villa Verde
The front gate of Villa Verde
Location 800 S. San Rafael, Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°7′52″N 118°9′43″W / 34.13111°N 118.16194°W / 34.13111; -118.16194Coordinates: 34°7′52″N 118°9′43″W / 34.13111°N 118.16194°W / 34.13111; -118.16194
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1927
Built by R. Wescott Company
Architect Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury
Architectural style Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 84000896[1]
Added to NRHP September 13, 1984

Villa Verde, located at 800 S. San Rafael in Pasadena, California, is a historic estate built in 1927. The estate was designed by Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury and is representative of their Spanish Colonial Revival designs. The design features extensive wrought iron ornamentation and a terra cotta roof. F. A. Hardy, former chairman of the Goodrich Corporation and a renowned horticulturist, first inhabited the house and planted its still-surviving garden.[2]

The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included two contributing buildings on 1.8 acres (0.73 ha).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marget Elaine Long (September 13, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Villa Verde" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, July 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.