Pasadena Avenue Historic District
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NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018 expiration date 03/31/2022 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property DRAFT Historic name: _Pasadena Avenue Historic District_______________________________ Other names/site number: ______________________________________ Name of related multiple property listing: ___N/A___________________________________________________________________ (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number: Roughly bounded by S Pasadena Ave, Arlington Dr, Avoca Ave, Columbia St, West Glenarm St, Hurlbut St, Madeline Dr, West State St & Wigmore Dr (see Site Map) City or town: _Pasadena____ State: _California___ County: _Los Angeles_____ Not For Publication: Vicinity: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ___national ___statewide ___local Applicable National Register Criteria: ___A ___B ___C ___D Signature of certifying official/Title: Date ______________________________________________ State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Date Title : State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018 Pasadena Avenue Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: X Public – Local Public – State X Public – Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X Site Structure Object Sections 1-6 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018 Pasadena Avenue Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing _____141_____ ______52_____ buildings _____________ _____________ sites _____________ _____________ structures _____________ _____________ objects _____141_____ ______52______ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ____0____ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: single dwelling DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: single dwelling DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018 Pasadena Avenue Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE VICTORIAN: Shingle Style LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Colonia Revival LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Tudor Revival LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Mediterranean Revival LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Prairie School LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Bungalow/Craftsman MODERN MOVEMENT: Ranch Style OTHER: Minimal Traditional Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: _WOOD: weatherboard, shingle, log, plywood/particle board, shake; BRICK; STONE: limestone; METAL: aluminum, steel, cast iron; STUCCO; ASPHALT, CONCRETE, CERAMIC TILE; GLASS; OTHER: Masonite Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph Pasadena Avenue Historic District is a leafy residential district of single-family homes, located approximately a mile and a half from downtown Pasadena. The district sits at the south- central/southwest edge of the city of Pasadena and includes eleven resources in the city of South Pasadena. A high concentration of intact buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries represents a broad, eclectic range of architectural styles—influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement centered in Pasadena at the turn of the century—that clearly demonstrate the evolution of residential architecture in Southern California throughout the period of significance. Residences range from vernacular cottages to high-style mansions, showcasing the diverse range of residential architecture native to Pasadena. The district retains all aspects of integrity. In particular, the integrity of the individual buildings as well as the limited amount modern infill help the district retain the feeling and association of an early residential neighborhood in Southern California. Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018 Pasadena Avenue Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State ______________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description The district is organized around the north/south axis of Pasadena Avenue and includes multiple feeder streets to the east and west, comprising parts of Wigmore Drive, Hurlbut Street, Arlington Drive, West Glenarm Street, West State Street, and Columbia Street. All of Madeline Drive is included, a small cul de sac of six homes that dead ends into the Westridge School. Most of Avoca Avenue, a north/south thoroughfare between Glenarm and Columbia Streets, is included. While there is some variation in setback, all properties have both front and rear yards, usually landscaped in some form. Homes frequently have a concrete driveway on one side of the house and many have free-standing garages at the rear of the property. A small number of guesthouses or carriage houses are used as secondary residences. Masonry walls of local arroyo stone line portions of Pasadena Avenue and there are street markers of arroyo stone at the east end of Wigmore Drive (Photo 1) The high-style mansions on Wigmore Drive have extensive landscaping and gardens, often used as privacy shields, and most have pools in their rear yards. Wigmore Drive is the only street where residences have walls or fences exclusive to the property, designed with the explicit purpose of preventing access or views of the home and yard. All other streets are easily visible and accessible from the public right of way. Other than the two residences moved within the period of significance, all resources remain in their original location and largely intact, with minimal or no alterations. Seventy-three percent of the district resources—one hundred and forty-one—were built within the 1885 to 1938 period of significance and retain historic integrity. Only nine resources are classified as noncontributors due to renovations or alterations