[2] The two would go on to also drill the first oil well in Mexico, using the resulting asphalt to pave Mexican roads and standing as a precursor to Pemex.

[2] Forming the Rodeo Land and Water Company in Los Angeles with Burton E. Green and Max Whittier and the South Coast Land Company in Del Mar with Henry E. Huntington and other partners, he helped establish both Beverly Hills, California, and Del Mar.

The house was designed in the Mission and Spanish Revival styles with influences of an Italian villa and sited with a view of the Pacific Ocean.

The structure was only minimally altered: small additions were made to the main residence and outbuildings, and a large retaining wall was added to the property.

The proposal galvanized local residents to try to preserve the structure; their actions included filing a nomination for the building to be placed on the NRHP.