Villa Montalvo

The Villa Montalvo is located at 14800 Montalvo Road in Saratoga, California. This home is an Italian Mediterranean style mansion that is situated in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in the city of Saratoga, California. The mansion was built in 1914 by a California statesman and businessman named James Duval Phelan. Upon Phelan's death the mansion was donated to the state as a park and cultural arts center and still exists as this type of venue today. In 1978, the mansion was registered as a historical landmark and was awarded the inclusion into the National Register of Historic Places.

There are three venues at the Villa Montalvo and include the front lawn, the garden theatre and the carriage house theatre which is situated indoors. The grounds of the villa now encompass 175 acres which is more than the original 160 acres purchased by Phelan. The estate boasts several large structures as well as gardens and untouched natural areas. Montalvo includes two theaters, an art gallery, the historic Villa Montalvo, an artist residency complex, hiking trails and gardens.

The mansion itself boasts 19 rooms and two stories. The first floor of the mansion used to host art exhibits, but is now open only for the many weddings and other occasions that are held there.