Villa Verde | |
The front gate of Villa Verde | |
Location | 800 S. San Rafael, Pasadena, California |
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Coordinates | 34°7′52″N118°9′43″W / 34.13111°N 118.16194°W Coordinates: 34°7′52″N118°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]
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