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[[Image:Filoli entrance.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Entrance Filoli]]
Located in the city of [[Woodside]], near [[Crystal Springs Reservoir]], and almost directly on the [[San Andreas Fault]], '''Filoli''' is a mansion and formal gardens built in 1915 by the Bourne family, and designed by [[Willis Polk]]. The Bourne family made their fortune owning the [[Empire Gold mine]], the greatest producing gold mine in [[California]]. Filoli has 16 acres of formal gardens. In the 1930s, it was owned by the [[Matson family]], of shipping company fame. It is now owned by the [[National Historic Trust]] and is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, except in the winter. Filoli was taken from Bourne's favorite motto: 'Fight for a good cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.'
Located in the city of [[Woodside]], near [[Crystal Springs Reservoir]], and almost directly on the [[San Andreas Fault]], '''Filoli''' is a mansion and formal gardens built in 1915 by the Bourne family, and designed by [[Willis Polk]]. The Bourne family made their fortune owning the [[Empire Gold mine]], the greatest producing gold mine in [[California]]. Filoli has 16 acres of formal gardens. In the 1930s, it was owned by the [[Matson family]], of shipping company fame. It is now owned by the [[National Historic Trust]] and is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, except in the winter. Filoli was taken from Bourne's favorite motto: 'Fight for a good cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.'
[[Image:Filoli pool.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Pool in Sunken Garden]]

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Entrance Filoli

Located in the city of Woodside, near Crystal Springs Reservoir, and almost directly on the San Andreas Fault, Filoli is a mansion and formal gardens built in 1915 by the Bourne family, and designed by Willis Polk. The Bourne family made their fortune owning the Empire Gold mine, the greatest producing gold mine in California. Filoli has 16 acres of formal gardens. In the 1930s, it was owned by the Matson family, of shipping company fame. It is now owned by the National Historic Trust and is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, except in the winter. Filoli was taken from Bourne's favorite motto: 'Fight for a good cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.'

Pool in Sunken Garden