Filoli
Georgian Revival rooms open into walled gardens, terraces, woodland, and a working orchard shaped by two wealthy families and generations of staff.
Artwork inspired by Selden Connor Gile
Georgian Revival rooms open into walled gardens, terraces, woodland, and a working orchard shaped by two wealthy families and generations of staff. The property is most revealing when beauty and labor stay connected. Useful scale comes from three specifics: built, 1915–1917; architect, Willis Polk; and garden, 16 formal acres.
Walk the house before the garden axis, then seek service spaces, orchard systems, and seasonal work that supported the formal rooms. Advance tickets are recommended, special evening events alter access, and the estate is too large to treat house, garden, and trail as one quick stop.
- Built
- 1915–1917
- Architect
- Willis Polk
- Garden
- 16 formal acres
Quick guide
- Set the context
- Walk the house before the garden axis, then seek service spaces, orchard systems, and seasonal work that supported the formal rooms.
- Do not miss
- Compare Georgian house with walled garden, then use historic orchard to test what the site is trying to communicate.
Know before you go
- Set the context
- Walk the house before the garden axis, then seek service spaces, orchard systems, and seasonal work that supported the formal rooms.
- Do not miss
- Compare Georgian house with walled garden, then test that reading against historic orchard.
- Place in context
- Built: 1915–1917; Architect: Willis Polk; Garden: 16 formal acres
- Plan the arrival
- For Filoli, the public entrance is 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062. Before visiting Filoli, check timed entry, parking instructions, seasonal event closures, and the garden’s described walking.
Good to know
Advance tickets are recommended, special evening events alter access, and the estate is too large to treat house, garden, and trail as one quick stop.
Notice these
- Georgian house
- walled garden
- historic orchard