Norris House
Historic house in California, United States
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The Norris House is a historic house located at 1247 Cowper St. in Palo Alto, California. The house was built in 1927 for Kathleen Norris, a novelist and columnist who was once the highest-paid female author in the United States, and her husband Charles Gilman Norris, also a noted novelist. Kathleen Norris' novels featured female characters who represented her ideals of motherhood and moral virtue; her columns appeared in major magazines and included both short stories and advice columns. Charles Gilman Norris wrote novels which touched on contemporary social issues and served as Kathleen's agent.[2]
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| Location | 1247 Cowper St., Palo Alto, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°26′33″N 122°8′57″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Goodenough, Wells |
| Architect | Clark, Birge |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000859[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1980 |
In 1949, the Diocese of San Francisco purchased the house to serve as the Newman Center for Stanford University. Around 2000 the house was sold into private hands again.[3]
Architect Birge Clark designed the Spanish Colonial Revival house. At the time, the house was Clark's largest and most expensive design. The house's layout features several one- and two-story sections surrounding a patio. The house is built from white stucco with a tile roof; handcrafted ironwork and woodwork is used in the beams and decorations.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1980.[1]
