Villa Mira Monte

Villa Mira Monte
Villa Mira Monte in 2012
Location 17860 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, California
Coordinates 37°08′04″N 121°39′22″W / 37.13444°N 121.65611°W / 37.13444; -121.65611 (Villa Mira Monte)Coordinates: 37°08′04″N 121°39′22″W / 37.13444°N 121.65611°W / 37.13444; -121.65611 (Villa Mira Monte)
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1886 (1886)
Architectural style Stick/eastlake, Victorian Stick
NRHP reference # 78000777[1]
Added to NRHP May 25, 1978

Villa Mira Monte is a historic house in Morgan Hill, California. It was built for Diana Murphy Hill, an heiress later known as Lady Diana Helen Murphy Hill Rhodes. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The house was built in 1886 for Morgan Hill and his wife, Diana.[2] Hill was from Missouri; his wife Diana was an heiress. The house was built on land inherited by Diana from her father, Daniel Murphy.[2] Her Irish-born grandfather had emigrated to Canada penniless and acquired land grants in California.[2] The Hills separated: the husband became a cattle rancher in Nevada, and the wife a socialite in Washington, D.C..[3] Their daughter, also named Diana, married Baron Hardouin Reinhach-Werth in 1911 and committed suicide in 1912.[3] The father died in 1913.[3] The mother emigrated to England and married Sir George Rhodes. She became known as Lady Diana Helen Murphy Hill Rhodes, and she died in Cannes in 1937.[3] She was buried in the Santa Clara Cemetery with the rest of her family.[4]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Stick-Eastlake architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 25, 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Villa Mira Monte". National Park Service. Retrieved July 22, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sharma, U. R. (2005). Morgan Hill. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 15–19. ISBN 9780738529776. OCLC 61145245. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pioneer Chapel". The Oakland Tribune. July 19, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved July 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
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