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A CALIFORNIA HOME—SANTA CLARA COUNTY. 
The House Designed by Willis Polk , Architect. 
T he counties in the neighborhood of 
San Francisco are as agreeable for per¬ 
manent residence as are many localities fur¬ 
ther south whose names are more familiar 
in the East. The languorous airs of the 
The place is a part of an old Spanish 
grant called the Rancho Rinconada de Los 
Gatos , meaning “the corner of the cats” 
(wild cats). It is situated on a gently slop¬ 
ing hillside near the town of Los Gatos. 
THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE A CALIFORNIA HOME 
lower coast lull mind and body in too sweet 
a lassitude for many; and to these persons 
the higher altitudes, such as those of Santa 
Clara County, hold out a perpetual welcome. 
The house and grounds illustrated here are 
those of an Eastern family, long since volun¬ 
tarily exiled from their Philadelphia home, 
and the development of the grounds shows 
the extent to which the owners have become 
acclimated. 
The house faces east; and lying as it does, 
about three hundred feet above a valley, it 
enjoys a superb view in that direction. 
Across the valley are the mountains of the 
Coast Range. Mt. Hamilton rises above 
its neighbors there, and the celebrated Lick 
Observatory is seen upon the summit. An 
avenue of orange trees leads from the public 
highway and emerges upon an open lawn 
before the house. Two palm trees mark 
