Villa Montalvo | |
Location | 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga, California |
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Coordinates | 37°14′26″N 122°1′49″W / 37.24056°N 122.03028°W |
Area | 177 acres (72 ha) |
Built | 1912–14 |
Architect | William Curlett Charles Gottschalk |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Mediterranean Revival, Italian-style villa |
NRHP reference No. | 78000784[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 1, 1978 |
The Montalvo Arts Center is a non-profit center for the arts in Saratoga, California, United States. Open to the public, Montalvo comprises a cultural and arts center, a park, hiking trails and the historic Villa Montalvo, an Italian Mediterranean Revival mansion nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The mansion and estate were constructed from 1912 to 1914 by California statesman and businessman James Duval Phelan. After Phelan's death, the entire estate was donated to California as a park and then a cultural and arts center as it exists today. The arts center maintains the estate in partnership with Santa Clara County. The mansion is a historic landmark, and in 1978 it was awarded inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.