Adamson House
Adamson House | |
Adamson House | |
| Location | 23200 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°2′4″N 118°40′42″W / 34.03444°N 118.67833°W |
| Built | 1929 (family moved in during June 1930) |
| Architect | Stiles O. Clements |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean or Spanish-Moorish |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000298 |
| CHISL No. | 966 |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1977 |
The Adamson House and its estate, known as Vaquero Hill in the 19th century, is a historic house built by Rhoda Adamson and gardens in Malibu, California. The residence and estate is on the coast, within Malibu Lagoon State Beach park.
It has been called the "Taj Mahal of Tile" due to its extensive use of decorative ceramic tiles created by Rufus Keeler of Malibu Potteries. The house was built in 1929 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and Merritt Huntley Adamson, based on a Mediterranean Revival design by Stiles O. Clements of the architectural firm of Morgan, Walls & Clements. The Adamson House was designated as California Historical Landmark No. 966 in 1977, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.