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Miller and Benton filled Villa Rockledge with an array of “new”
Mediterranean and Mission influences aimed at capturing the beauty of
early California. No two rooms are alike. Encouraged by Miller, the
style would soon sweep Southern California, earning a place in
generations of hearts.
“The overall quality is complex, dynamic
and with a very pleasant sense of mystery,” says the state of
California Historic Resources Inventory. “The villa is in excellent,
well-maintained condition. One must see it from the ocean side to
really appreciate its beauty.”
Back in the early days of
Hollywood, an invitation to Villa Rockledge was a highly coveted prize.
Hollywood luminaries like Clifton Webb, Robert Mitchum and Errol Flynn
basked on its private beach. Bette Davis met her future husband there
and later married him at the Mission Inn.
The current owners
spent the past 35 years restoring every part of Villa Rockledge to its
original grandeur. In 1984, the property was added to the National
Registry of Historic Places.
“The restoration was celebrated
with a huge private party which I attended along with many leaders of
some of the nation's largest corporations and the national press,” says
Thomas S. Jones in the preface of “The History of Villa Rockledge.”
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Villa Rockledge, continued ...
Miller and Benton filled Villa Rockledge with an array of “new”
Mediterranean and Mission influences aimed at capturing the beauty of
early California. No two rooms are alike. Encouraged by Miller, the
style would soon sweep Southern California, earning a place in
generations of hearts.“The overall quality is complex, dynamic and with a very pleasant sense of mystery,” says the state of California Historic Resources Inventory. “The villa is in excellent, well-maintained condition. One must see it from the ocean side to really appreciate its beauty.”
Back in the early days of Hollywood, an invitation to Villa Rockledge was a highly coveted prize. Hollywood luminaries like Clifton Webb, Robert Mitchum and Errol Flynn basked on its private beach. Bette Davis met her future husband there and later married him at the Mission Inn.
The current owners spent the past 35 years restoring every part of Villa Rockledge to its original grandeur. In 1984, the property was added to the National Registry of Historic Places.
“The restoration was celebrated with a huge private party which I attended along with many leaders of some of the nation's largest corporations and the national press,” says Thomas S. Jones in the preface of “The History of Villa Rockledge.”
<< PREVIOUS PAGE
Related headlines
Disneyland Hotel gears up for revamp
Orange County’s McMonigle Group ranked No. 2 in sales nationally
Irvine Co. gears up for launch of new town-home development
Maguire unloads Irvine property at 40 percent off
Affordable rental project in Irvine set to open in July
Irvine-based Trumark Cos. launches homebuilding firm
