Carmelita (Pasadena, California)

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"Carmelita" (later, Carmelita Gardens and Carmelita Park) was an American property established in Pasadena by Jeanne C. Smith Carr and her husband, Prof. Ezra S. Carr. Purchased in 1877, for US$3,000, their 42 acres (17 ha) tract was located on the northeast corner of W. Colorado Boulevard and S. Orange Grove Boulevard. The home became a 19th-century intellectual center in Southern California. The grounds of "Carmelita" contained a rosebush with a national reputation. The Norton Simon Museum is located on the property previously owned by the Carrs.