The Pedro de Lemos House, also known as Hacienda de Lemos and Waverley Oaks,[2][3] is a historic house in Palo Alto, California. It was built from 1931 to 1941 for Pedro Joseph de Lemos, a painter, printmaker, illustrator and architect.[4] Lemos also served as the director of the Stanford University Museum of Art from 1918 to 1947.[4] The approximately 9,000 square foot house was design and built by Lemos, from 1931 until 1941.[2]

Pedro de Lemos House
Front gate
Lemos House is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Lemos House
Lemos House
Lemos House is located in California
Lemos House
Lemos House
Lemos House is located in the United States
Lemos House
Lemos House
Location100-110 Waverley Oaks, Palo Alto, California
Coordinates37°26′1″N 122°08′24″W / 37.43361°N 122.14000°W / 37.43361; -122.14000 (Pedro de Lemos House)
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1931 (1931)
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.80000863[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1980

The house is designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 10, 1980.[1]

In 2005, the house was purchased by entrepreneur Larry Page and is a private residence.[5][6]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b George, Margaret Feuer and Carolyn (2013-03-01). "Hacienda de Lemos". Palo Alto Stanford Heritage. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  3. ^ Klein, Jennifer (1999-02-05). "Persevering to preserve the past". PaloAltoOnline.com. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  4. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pedro de Lemos House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 22, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  5. ^ Gebel, Meira (January 25, 2019). "Mogul Mansions: From Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos, here are the homes and estates owned by the wealthiest people in tech". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ^ McGrath, Jenny (2018). "Peek inside the outlandish mansions of tech titans, from Musk to Zuckerberg". Digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.