The Oaks (Monrovia, California)

Oaks, The

The house in 2015
Location 250 N. Primrose Ave., Monrovia, California
Coordinates 34°9′21.9″N 118°0′10.7″W / 34.156083°N 118.002972°W / 34.156083; -118.002972Coordinates: 34°9′21.9″N 118°0′10.7″W / 34.156083°N 118.002972°W / 34.156083; -118.002972
Built 1885
Architect Solomon I. Haas
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake - Queen Anne Style
NRHP Reference # 78000692 [1]
Added to NRHP April 06, 1978

The Oaks, also known as William N. Monroe House, is a Stick/Eastlake Queen Anne Style house that was built in 1885. It is located in the San Gabriel Valley, in Monrovia, California.

History

The house was built for William Newton Monroe, one of the founders and namesake of the city of Monrovia. Monroe lived in the house for only four years, after which it served a one-year stint as the Monrovia Ladies' College of the University of Southern California. It again served as a private residence until the 1940s when it became a boarding house. It was converted back a single family house in 1977.[2]

The Oaks is the second oldest house in Monrovia, notable as a local example of Victorian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Tom Sitton (September 7, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Oaks" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-18. Three photos (1977).
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