{"nrhp_refnum":"78000721","name":"Olvida Penas","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1061 Majella Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pebble Beach","county":"Monterey County","state":"CA","lat":36.60594783800008,"lon":-121.93662681399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Olvida Penas is a private residential complex of two wings, a courtyard and outbuildings on about 1.6 acres at 1061 Majella Road, Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California. It was built in 1926 for Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mendel and designed by architect Frederick H. Reimers.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex expresses the planning philosophy of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club community, which required buildings in early California, Spanish, Italian, French or Mexican styles. It is described as one of very few examples of Mexican rural vernacular architecture in central California, and possibly the only and best one on the Monterey Peninsula. It also combined 1926 amenities with an earlier architectural mode.","narrative":"Olvida Penas, meaning \"Forget Pain,\" is a residential complex in the Del Monte Forest at Pebble Beach, built in 1926 for Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mendel. Oakland architect Frederick H. Reimers designed it, reportedly after a wayside inn in Sonora, Mexico, though that tradition is unverified. Two parallel wings and a covered portico enclose a courtyard. Heavy Monterey pine framing, exposed log trusses, hand-split redwood shakes, stucco and board-and-batten walls, Carmel stone, decorative tile and wrought ironwork define its rustic character. Outbuildings include a shed, a 1927 garage resembling a carriage house, and a crafted gatehouse. A 1972 family room addition was blended in carefully. The nomination ties the house to the Pebble Beach community plan, whose deed restrictions required architecture in early California, Spanish, Italian, French or Mexican modes. It is described as possibly the only and best example of Mexican rural vernacular architecture on the Monterey Peninsula, rated of local significance.","period_of_significance":"1926","architect_builder":"Frederick H. Reimers, AIA","architectural_style":"Mexican rural vernacular (said to derive from a wayside inn in Sonora, Mexico; tradition not verified)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and in use as a private residence; the owners are said to have kept it in excellent repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.149238-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000721.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000721/a3b59bc07f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000721/a3b59bc07f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Homer M. Johnson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Patio_and_Porches_-_Olvida_Pe%C3%B1as.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Homer M. Johnson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Patio_and_Porches_-_Olvida_Pe%C3%B1as.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859944","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olvida_Pe%C3%B1as","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124726531"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/monterey-county/olvida-penas-78000721/"}