The Mystery of the Landers House and Family at the California Nursery in Niles 2

From The Arts & Crafts Society A Sears Hazelton.

The house at the California Nursery is referred to as the "Maybeck Cottage", the "Yellow House", the "Landers House", "Mrs. George Roeding, Sr. House, and the "President's Residence".

There is a letter in the archives written by Frances Roeding. It says that Maybeck's granddaughter said the house could have been built by Maybeck. For those of us who are familiar with Maybeck houses, this is a source of puzzlement.

Maybeck's houses generally do not look like a kit bungalow.

The Whole World Lies Before us Here

Semi-tropic California and Southern California Horticulturist,
Volumes 3-5, p.168

That quote is from 1881 and refers to the Eden, that was California.

In our state, we can grow so many plants. With some bit of water they will be happy. And that is the problem. Always has been. Always will be.