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Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)

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Historic house in California, United States United States historic place
Villa Verde
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The front gate of Villa Verde
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Location800 S. San Rafael, Pasadena, California
Coordinates34°7′52″N 118°9′43″W / 34.13111°N 118.16194°W / 34.13111; -118.16194
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1927
Built byR. Wescott Company
ArchitectMarston, Van Pelt & Maybury
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.84000896
Added to NRHPSeptember 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.

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).

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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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