Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A view of one of the rooms in the Shorb house on the San Marino Ranch. There are large, decorative rugs and tapestries, a chandelier with six light fixtures, and a fireplace. The furniture is made of heavy, dark wood, and includes two chairs on the left, a large cabinet in the center, a chair at either end of the table in front of the fireplace, and a desk in the back corner. There is a large, white fur rug in the foreground. Three portraits are hanging, one above the fireplace and one on either side of the tapestry in the center.
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A group of two men and two women play cards at a table. On the right, another woman sits with book on her lap. To the left a women sits and watches the game. Room has ornate floor covering and wallpaper, and lace curtains on the window behind the group.
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Side-by-side stereographic image of a one-story clapboard house and a group of people on the front lawn. Three people sit in rocking chairs, a child rides a tricycle, one man sits astride a horse, and another stands beside a horse-drawn carriage. A round pool with a fountain is in the foreground. Shade trees surround the house.
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A view of the entrance hall of the Patton residence in San Marino. A staircase runs along the wall on the right, and a large carpet covers the wooden floor in the center and left. There is a heavy wooden table in the center of the carpet with three glass or crystal vases on top. A cabinet of curios is set against the staircase between two chairs, and a small narrow table is against the wall on the left. There is white wooden paneling along the lower half of the walls and a decorative palm-patterned wallpaper on the upper half. Portraits and maps are hung in frames along the walls, including one of General George S. Patton, Jr., wearing his World War II uniform and helmet and holding a pair of binoculars, in the center.
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A woman stands holding her hand to her forehead to shade her face from the sun. She wears a light colored dress with floral detailing. To her left landscaped flowers, to her right, grassy lawn, and behind her pine trees and the mountains in the distance.
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An album containing 117 photographs with a variety of interior and exterior views of the Doheny mansion and grounds at Chester Place, one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles. The first half of the album is exterior views, showing entrances, ivy-covered walls, plant- and palm-lined walkways, a greenhouse or conservatory, a large garage, and tennis courts. The second half of the album has interior areas, showing lavushly decorated public rooms with heavy furniture, dark woodwork, painted ceilings, animal skin rugs, statues and vases, a grand piano decorated with painted scenes, and multiple coffee/tea sets; a room with a high domed glass ceiling and marble pillars; a billiard room; a dining room shown with and without the table and chairs in place; a room decorated with Native American rugs, a long, feathered headdress, and a stuffed bald eagle; several bedrooms with varying degrees of decoration; multiple bathrooms; and a large, long, empty hall. Only one photograph includes people, a view of an office with two women.
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