Kathleen Norris' novels featured female characters who represented her ideals of motherhood and moral virtue; her columns appeared in major magazines and included both short stories and advice columns.

Charles Gilman Norris wrote novels which touched on contemporary social issues and served as Kathleen's agent.

[2] In 1949, the Diocese of San Francisco purchased the house to serve as the Newman Center for Stanford University.

The house is built from white stucco with a tile roof; handcrafted ironwork and woodwork is used in the beams and decorations.

This article about a property in Santa Clara County, California on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.