Mrs. Mary E. Cole House
Pasadena, California
1906-07
Designed in 1906 for the Coles, this H-shaped house is built
on exclusive Westmoreland Place in Pasadena, California, which
abuts Arroyo Terrace at the South end of the block. John Cole
was the President of Pasadena Milling Company, which produced
flour and other wheat products. The Cole’s large, elegant
bungalow style building, featured a prominent porte cochere
on the front and an open porch on the second story above the
first story terrace at the rear. The lower half of the chimneys
and porte cochere supports are constructed with arroyo boulders,
presenting both an artistic and rustic look. The interior was
heavily ornamented with Rookwood tiles and brick for all the
fireplaces, leaded art glass panels and handsomely finished
woodwork.