Villa della Rocca, Yosemite Road

Name/Title

"Villa della Rocca," Yosemite Road

Entry/Object ID

1978.001.2170

Description

Home of Stephen and Victorine Sill in Thousand Oaks district, designed by John Hudson Thomas, built in 1913. George Meléndez Wright bought the house in early 1926 after Stephen Sill retired from his grocery chain business. Wright is probably the man by the car; he is known to have owned a 1925 Cadillac V-63 and was 5'4" tall. The Spring Mansion is visible above the house. See also https://berkeleyheritage.com/eastbay_then-now/sill_house.html.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1926

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

File number

Other Number

278-192-2170

Location

Other

Photograph collection

Provenance

Provenance Detail

L.L. Stein