Address Restricted, Los Gatos, California. County/parish: Santa Clara.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 07, 1976. NRIS 76000527.
1 contributing building.
Kotani-en, () also known as the Kotani-En Garden is a classical Japanese residence designed in the formal Japanese architecture-style reminiscent of a 13th-century estate in Los Gatos, in Santa Clara County, California. "Kotani-en" translates to "miniature park" in Japanese. The garden features walls with tile roofs that encircle a tea house, shrine, gardens, and ponds. It was built between 1918 and 1924 for Max M. Cohen, utilizing materials of mahogany, cedar, bamboo, and ceramic tiles. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is California Historical Landmark #903.
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