In 1922 , Lilian Rice designed the Garage Quadrangle,
also known as the Badger Block. The quadrangle contained
Badger's Service station on the corner on Via de Santa
Fe and Paseo Delicias, Lucile Badger's Fountain Lunch,
Badger's Home, and around the corner on La Granada,
R.E. Badger's Orchard Development Company.
The service station soon became a well known Rancho
Santa Fe Landmark. Two sturdy adobe columns connected
by a gabled Spanish tile roof sheltered a single red
gasoline pump. Large built-in planters with cascading
vines and flowers helped create the illusion of a
quaint old village well. In order to hide the automobile
repair service yard from the street, architect Rice
placed it in the interior of the quadrangle.
The Fountain Lunch featured a fountain imported from
New York. The lunchroom became a gathering place for
the villagers, and Mrs. Badger kept a small case of
books, the first library at Rancho Santa Fe.
In 1927, Rice planned additions to the garage quadrangle.
The original owners of this property held it until
about 1980. Lucile Badger owned the front half and
R.E. Badger the rear portion.
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