Built 1885 Opened 1885 Added to NRHP 6 April 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78000692 Area 1,214 m² | |
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Location 250 N. Primrose Ave., Monrovia, California Architectural styles Stick style, American Queen Anne style Similar Rancho Camulos, Rio Hondo, Corriganville Movie Ranch, Malibou Lake - California, Santa Susana Mountains | ||
The Oaks, also known as William N. Monroe House, is a Stick/Eastlake Queen Anne Style house that was built in 1885. It is located in the San Gabriel Valley, in Monrovia, California.
History
The house was built for William Newton Monroe, one of the founders and namesake of the city of Monrovia. Monroe lived in the house for only four years, after which it served a one-year stint as the Monrovia Ladies' College of the University of Southern California. It again served as a private residence until the 1940s when it became a boarding house. It was converted back a single family house in 1977.
The Oaks is the second oldest house in Monrovia, notable as a local example of Victorian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.