Mortimer Fleishhacker House, Historic estate in Woodside, California.
The Mortimer Fleishhacker House is a residence in Woodside designed by Greene and Greene, featuring a main structure with a thatched roof and large windows overlooking the Santa Cruz Mountains. The entire property spans 74 acres and contains seven residential buildings.
The estate was commissioned between 1911 and 1935 by Mortimer Fleishhacker Sr., who founded Great Western Power and Anglo California Bank. Its construction spanned over two decades during a period of strong economic growth in California.
The interior design blends English manor aesthetics with California tastes, showing how wealthy families of the early 1900s lived and decorated their homes. This style shaped the entire character of the estate and remains visible throughout.
The property is privately owned and closed to the public, so visitors can only view it from outside the grounds. The best perspective comes from the public roads surrounding the estate.
The gardens feature a 100-yard Roman-style reflecting pool alongside a lily pond, with stone staircases and an arched grotto. These water features are among the most remarkable landscape elements on the entire property.
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