Pela House
309 E. Santa Rosa
Medallion & Plate

Conservatively Greek Revival in its distinct bays, its center passage, pediment windows, and columns, the Pela House was erected in 1884. Then modern Victoria elements such as unusual geometric railings on a two-tiered porch make this house a striking hybrid of two very different architectural styles. Silvain Pela, a French immigrant, and his wife, Elizabeth (Meyer) Pela, a Swiss immigrant, raised ten children within these walls. The colorful Pela family and their descendants remained in the house more than 100 years.