Pedro de Lemos House, Spanish Colonial Revival residence in Palo Alto, United States

The Pedro de Lemos House is a roughly 9,000-square-foot house in Palo Alto, California, designed and built by Pedro Joseph de Lemos between 1931 and 1941 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Lemos, a painter, printmaker, illustrator and architect, also directed the Stanford University Museum of Art from 1918 to 1947. The property is also known as Hacienda de Lemos and Waverley Oaks.

Pedro de Lemos designed and built the house himself between 1931 and 1941. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1980. In 2005 it was bought by entrepreneur Larry Page and remains a private residence.

The house takes its name from Pedro de Lemos, who led the Stanford University Museum of Art for several decades and filled its rooms with handmade tiles gathered during family travels. These ceramics give each space a personal character shaped by his taste and his journeys around the world.

The house sits in a residential part of Palo Alto and can be observed from the street, where the exterior details are visible from the sidewalk. Because it is a private home, it is worth checking in advance whether interior access is available before planning a visit.

The house was built over ten years, from 1931 to 1941, by Pedro de Lemos himself, who was a painter, printmaker, illustrator and architect as well as director of the Stanford University Museum of Art. Since 2005 it has been owned by entrepreneur Larry Page and remains a private residence.