PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The National Historic Landmark survives as a private residence and is not a public house museum.
resident · 1925–1953
Hubble lived at the San Marino house through the central decades of his astronomical career.
Interaction circle
• Hubble used Mount Wilson instruments built within George Ellery Hale’s observatory system.
• He joined Einstein and the Oppenheimer circle at the Tolman residence.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The National Historic Landmark survives as a private residence and is not a public house museum.
Interaction circle
• Hubble used Mount Wilson instruments built within George Ellery Hale’s observatory system.
• He joined Einstein and the Oppenheimer circle at the Tolman residence.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The National Historic Landmark survives as a private residence and is not a public house museum.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
Hubble’s private home connects Mount Wilson observations and the expanding-universe story to a domestic scientific circle shared with Einstein and the Tolmans.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
Woodstock Road area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Private residence or private residential area. The public point is deliberately coarse; do not route to, approach, or photograph a home.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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