Stephens House, 1928 - Architect: Roland E. Coate

Silvia G. Montelongo _{on Google}

Sep 21st, 2019

Stephens House, 1928
1750 Lombardy Road
Architect: Roland E. Coate
Roland Coate, in particular, was constantly striving to come up with something that was quintessentially Californiana combination of Mediterranean and Colonial styles. His house at 1750 Lombardy is one attempt at this.
These lush and picturesque estates sprouted from orange groves in the 1920s. The south side of Lombardy was once part of Henry Huntingtons ranch. Returning from European study, the aspiring gentlemen architects of the time created fanciful reconstructions of their half-remembered visions of rural Spain and Italy. Lombardy Road is a menu of their sourcesrich and tasty fare! The architects felt these images were appropriate to Southern California because of its similar climate and landscape. 1779 Lombardy recalls an Andalusian farmhouse. The sumptuous residence at 2035 Lombardy by Wallace Neff would shame the most romantic Hollywood set. And by this same architect, we find a group of very livable houses on Berkeley Avenue, each with a balcony or enclosed garden.