The Katherine Emery Estate is a historic house located at 1155 Oak Grove Avenue in San Marino, California. It is named for prominent California resident Katherine Sinclair Emery, who commissioned its construction, and has no connection to 1940s Hollywood character actress Katherine Emery.

Thornton Gardens, known originally as the Katherine Sinclair Emery Estate, has at its center a distinguished, high-style Tudor Revival residence surrounded by approximately nine acres of land.

2018年1月9日 · The Thornton Gardens is listed on the National Register as the Katherine Sinclair Emery Estate, and the property retains a remarkably high degree of original features in both its main residence and gardens.

2023年2月11日 · The estate was originally named for prominent California resident Katherine Emery, who commissioned its construction. She was the widow of oilman Frank Emery, who at the time of his death

2017年12月8日 · Known as Thornton Gardens, the massive residence is named for its current owner Charles Thornton Jr., who bought the pad in 1989. For years though, it was known as the Katherine Sinclair Emery Estate, in honor of the woman who commissioned it in 1927.

2018年1月9日 · Katherine Sinclair Emery, widow of tobacco heir Frank Whitney Emery, commissioned Myron Hunt in 1920 to design the two-story, 11,700-square-foot house for her following her husband’s death.

2018年1月18日 · Hunt was commissioned by Katherine Sinclair Emery, widow of tobacco heir Frank Whitney Emery, to envision the two-story, 11,700 square-foot house in 1920. He was a member of the highly...

Katherine Emery Estate in the city San Marino by the address 1155 Oak Grove Ave, San Marino, CA 91108, United States

The Katherine Emery Estate is a historic house located at 1155 Oak Grove Avenue in San Marino, California. It is named for prominent California resident Katherine Sinclair Emery, who …

This estate for Katherine Sinclair Emery (widow of Frank Emery, who at the time of his death was considered one of the richest men in California) sits on 9 acres in San Marino.