National Register of Historic Places

Oaks, The

Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
April 5, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000692

About this property

The Oaks, also known as William N. Monroe House, is a Stick/Eastlake Queen Anne Style house that was built in 1885. It is located in the San Gabriel Valley, in Monrovia, California. The house was built for William Newton Monroe, one of the founders and namesake of the city of Monrovia. Monroe lived in the house for only four years, after which it served a one-year stint as the Monrovia Ladies' College of the University of Southern California. It again served as a private residence until the 1940s when it became a boarding house. It was converted back a single family house in 1977. The Oaks is the second oldest house in Monrovia, notable as a local example of Victorian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

250 N. Primrose Ave.
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California
34.15608, -118.00283

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When was Oaks, The listed on the National Register?

Oaks, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1978.

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