Katherine Emery Estate

Katherine Emery Estate

The front gate of the estate
Location 1155 Oak Grove Ave, San Marino, California
Coordinates 34°07′31″N 118°07′38″W / 34.12528°N 118.12722°W / 34.12528; -118.12722Coordinates: 34°07′31″N 118°07′38″W / 34.12528°N 118.12722°W / 34.12528; -118.12722
Built 1928
Architect Myron Hunt, et al
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 10001118[1]
Added to NRHP January 10, 2011

The Katherine Emery Estate is a historic house located at 1155 Oak Grove Avenue in San Marino, California. It is named for prominent California resident Katherine Sinclair Emery, who commissioned its construction, and has no connection to 1940s Hollywood character actress Katherine Emery.

Prominent Southern California architect Myron Hunt designed the Tudor Revival house, which was completed in 1928. The house's design includes multiple gable ends and dormers adorned with carved bargeboards and half-timbering. Other characteristic Tudor Revival elements include the stucco walls, groups of casement windows, and steep roof. The interior of the house features a Tudor great hall with a staircase, tracery windows, and oak woodwork.

Landscape architects Florence Yoch & Lucile Council worked with Hunt, designing the gardens surrounding the house. Major features of their work include terraces with stone balustrades.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2011.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Lazzaretto, Christine (July 30, 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Emery, Katherine Sinclair, Estate" (PDF). California Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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