Filoli was built between 1915 and 1917 for William Bowers Bourn II and his wife, Agnes Moody Bourn. The principal designer, prominent San Francisco architect Willis Polk, used a free Georgian style that incorporated the tiled roofs characteristic of California. Bruce Porter was commissioned to collaborate with the Bournes in planning the famous gardens, which were laid out 1917-22.
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