{"nrhp_refnum":"84000922","name":"Mariona","other_names":["Villa Rockledge"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2529 S. Coast Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Laguna Beach","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.52376490800003,"lon":-117.76566911599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mariona, also called Villa Rockledge, is a Mediterranean Revival residential complex of eight units on 1.3 acres of oceanfront bluff at 2529 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California. It was built mainly between 1918 and 1929 for Frank Miller.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is the second home of Frank Miller, developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside, and reflects his promotion of Mission and Spanish-influenced architecture in Southern California. It was designed largely by architect Arthur Benton, who had also worked with Miller on the Mission Inn. It is also noted for its eclectic Spanish and English-influenced design and its blufftop landscape.","narrative":"Perched on a steep bluff above the Pacific in Laguna Beach, Mariona, also known as Villa Rockledge, is an L-shaped complex of eight residential units on 1.3 acres. Frank Miller, the developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside, began it in 1918 as a summer estate. Architect Arthur Benton designed the main portion, finished largely by 1921, and Laguna Beach architect Thomas Harper added the top unit of the northerly wing in 1929. Brick walls, tiled gable roofs, two stone towers, wrought iron, cloistered entries and a circular bay window echo the Mission Inn, while chimneys and casement windows add English touches. No two units are alike, and the grounds include stone-walled paths, native plantings and a concrete sea pool on the beach. The nomination presents the property as an important legacy of Miller and of Benton in the spread of Mission and Spanish Revival architecture in Southern California. Miller named it for his wife, Marion.","period_of_significance":"1918-21, 1929","architect_builder":"Frank Miller, Arthur Benton, Thomas Harper","architectural_style":"Mediterranean Revival Villa with Spanish and eclectic elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and altered; the eight units are used as apartments, and the form checks occupied and private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.351715-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/84000922.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000922/2db4c6ee91-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000922/2db4c6ee91-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MARIONA_ORANGE_COUNTY,_CA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MARIONA_ORANGE_COUNTY,_CA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860270","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133329277"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/mariona-84000922/"}