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Villa Verde
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National Register of Historic Places

Villa Verde

On the National Register since 198442 years
Spanish Colonial RevivalListed 1984Pasadena
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Villa Verde

Villa Verde, at 800 S. San Rafael, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 13, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Spanish Colonial Revival, as it does for 133 other California listings. The listing covers 1.8 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 47 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

800 S. San Rafael, Pasadena · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Villa VerdeStart here
  2. 2Case Study House No. 10Built 1947 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Richard and Mary Alice Frank HouseModern Movement · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4La Loma BridgeNeo-Classical Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Batchelder HouseCraftsman · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJohn Norton HouseModern Movement0.4 miBHouse at 574 Bellefontaine St.Swiss Chalet0.4 miDLower Arroyo Seco Historic DistrictBungalow0.4 miSPasadena Field Archery RangeSite0.5 miBHenry A. Ware HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.6 miBToad HallBuilding0.6 miBJames Fielding Cosby HouseLate Victorian0.6 miDPoppy Peak Historic DistrictModern Movement0.7 miBGeorge B. Post HouseLate Victorian0.7 miBW. Parker Lyon HouseBuilding0.7 miDPasadena Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miSStorrier-Stearns Japanese GardenJapanese0.8 miBMary E. Denham HouseLate Victorian0.8 miBMrs. J.H. Hood HouseLate Victorian0.8 miBHouse at 380 W. Del Mar Blvd.Craftsman0.9 miBDr. W. T. Bolton HouseCraftsman0.9 miBVista del Arroyo Hotel and BungalowsSpanish Colonial Revival0.9 miStColorado Street BridgeStructure0.9 mi
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BGarfield HouseCalifornia Bungalow · Built 19041 miBPalmetto CourtCraftsman1 mi
More like it

Spanish Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Spanish Colonial Revival.

Vista del Arroyo Hotel and Bungalows0.9 mi away
Royal Laundry ComplexBuilt 1927 · 1.2 mi away
Court1.3 mi away
Don Carlos Court1.4 mi away

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Questions about Villa Verde

Is Villa Verde on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 13, 1984 (Register number 84000896).

Is Villa Verde a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Gamble House, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit Villa Verde?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Villa Verde?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 47 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123859601 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.