Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)
Villa Verde | |
 The front gate of Villa Verde | |
  Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area  Location within California  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 800 S. San Rafael, Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°7′52″N 118°9′43″W / 34.13111°N 118.16194°W |
| 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 No. | 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 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Marget Elaine Long (September 13, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Villa Verde". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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