Historic Landma r ks in Glendale P Rockhaven Sanitarium Wallace House 2713 Honolulu Avenue, Montrose, CA 91020 Glendale Heritage Garden (not open to the public) 141 S. Cedar St., Glendale, CA 91205 Park Hours of Operation Rockhaven is a rare surviving example of the sanitariums Daily: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM that once flourished in the Crescenta Valley. First opened The 1913, City-owned Wallace House at the northwest corner in 1923 by Agnes Richard as a “home for the feeble- of South Cedar and East Harvard streets is a one-story minded women,” and later known as the “Screen Actor’s Craftsman-style bungalow. The house was built in 1913; its Sanitarium,” Rockhaven housed several Hollywood architect and builder are unknown. The original owners were celebrities, such as Billie Burke, Flo Zigfield, Clark Gable’s John and Martha Ellen Wallace, and after their deaths, their first wife, as well as Marilyn Monroe’s mother. Over time, daughter Helen lived in the house until 1988. Agnes Richards purchased several neighboring Craftsman Wallace House is an excellent vernacular example of the - style houses, and in the late 1920s and 1930s built Craftsman style and one of the best and most intact ar several Spanish Colonial Revival style buildings which examples in the Harvard neighborhood of South Glendale. were designed specifically for the purpose of medical care and patient accommodations, expanding the facility to an ks approximately 3.5 acre site. The character of this property was as much defined by its landscape as it was by its buildings. The buildings were, and still are, connected by meandering landscaped pathways, intimate gardens, patios, courtyards and expansive perimeter gardens to create a home-like setting for the individual care of the patients. In 1966, Rockhaven was awarded for its landscaping by Los Angeles Beautiful, Incorporated. The City purchased the property in 2008 from Ararat Home, who had purchased the property in 2001 to operate a convalescent facility. The facility remains closed to the public at this time due to safety concerns. Nibley Park You can read more about the facility by visiting the City’s website, GlendaleCA.gov, and searching Rockhaven in the 1103 E. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91207 search bar. Park Hours of Operation Daily: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM Rossmoyne is one of Glendale's most interesting historic neighborhoods, rich with some of our finest residential architecture. The historic district - Glendale's largest - consists of 503 homes set along gently curving streets and features an outstanding variety of Period Revival homes, including excellent examples of the Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and French-inspired designs. The area was developed by the Haddock-Nibley Company beginning in 1923 and was largely built out by 1950. Nibley Park, donated to the city by the developer, is included in the district. The Royal Boulevard Historic District includes a portion of the second phase of the Rossmoyne development. GlendaleCA.gov/CSP | Page 55