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Title
Olmsted Residence, 2101 Rosita Place, Palos Verdes Estates
Contributor
Hunt, Myron, 1868-1952 (architect)
Chambers, H.C. (Harold Coulson), 1885- (architect)
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957 (owner)
Contributing Institution
Palos Verdes Library District
Collection
Palos Verdes Homes Association Photo Collection
Rights Information
Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District, from the Palos Verdes Homes Association Photograph Collection held in the Local History Room. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Image shows the garden entrance of the Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. residence, located on Rosita Place on lot 4, block 1600, tract 6885 (later resubdivided as lot 2, block 2 tract 10674) in Malaga Cove. A partial view of the stucco house with tile roof is visible at right with large eucalyptus branches on either side. A stone walkway runs along side of house with shrubbery and garden fence. Another house is visible in the background hills. The Spanish-style house has nine main rooms forming one large wing fronting the sea, with a large walled patio at the rear. The house was demolished in 1971 due to bluff erosion.
Date Built: 1925
Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association
Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, November 1927, p. 5.
PVH building permit #41.
Type
Text
Format
1 photographic print (b/w); 7.25 x 9 in.
Identifier
pvld:1708
000016139
1381
Subject
Houses--California--Palos Verdes Estates
Olmsted residence
Gardens--California--Palos Verdes Estates

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