The Golden Gate Villa is a Queen Anne style house built in 1891 in Santa Cruz, California. The house was designed by San Francisco architect Thomas J. Welsh for Major Frank McLaughlin, a mining engineer and California politician. Visitors to Golden Gate Villa included Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Edison. In the 1940s the house was operated as a restaurant, the Palais Monte Carlo. After passing through several owners, in 1963 the house was purchased by seafood magnate William W. Durney and his screenwriter wife Dorothy Kingsley, who sold it to the present owner.[1] On July 24, 1975, the Golden Gate Villa was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Golden Gate Villa
Golden Gate Villa as it appeared in 2010
Golden Gate Villa is located in California
Golden Gate Villa
Golden Gate Villa is located in the United States
Golden Gate Villa
Location924 3rd St., Santa Cruz, California
Coordinates36°58′2″N 122°1′18″W / 36.96722°N 122.02167°W / 36.96722; -122.02167
Built1891
ArchitectWelsh, Thomas J.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.75000482
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1975

References

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  1. ^ "The Golden Gate Villa by Susan Dormanen" (PDF). The Golden Gate Villa. Santa Cruz Public Library. 1991-11-03.
  2. ^ "National Register Digital Asset Management System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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