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Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)

Coordinates: 34°7′52″N 118°9′43″W / 34.13111°N 118.16194°W / 34.13111; -118.16194
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Villa Verde
The front gate of Villa Verde
Villa Verde (Pasadena, California) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)
Villa Verde (Pasadena, California) is located in California
Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)
Villa Verde (Pasadena, California) is located in the United States
Villa Verde (Pasadena, California)
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[1]
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.[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

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  1. ^ a b "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