Best Historical Landmark Pasadena Near Me

4worldlovers: South Arroyo in Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

In 1924, Stillman B. Jamieson (1875-1943), a retired judge from Chicago, built the last mansion overlooking Terrace Drive, now known as Terrace Villa. Designed by Pasadena architect Walter C. Folland from design concepts provided by Mr. & Mrs. Jamieson, the Pasadena Star-News noted that the home "is one of exceptional distinction and is provided with many characteristics of an unusual nature. Comprising nearly a score of rooms the home is of distinctive Italian design."

In 1902, one of the most prominent businessmen in the nation, Otho S.A. Sprague (1839-1909), a founder of the large grocery enterprise, Sprague, Warner & Co., began construction of a nearly 12,000 square foot Tudor Revival home designed by noted architect Frederick L. Roehrig, now known as the Mayfair Mansion. In his will, Mr. Sprague established a non-profit foundation, established in 1911, to investigate the cause of disease and relief of human suffering, a mission that continues today.

This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 34° 8.581′ N, 118° 9.456′ W. Marker is in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in South Arroyo. Marker is on Terrace Drive, 0.1 miles south of Green Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 S Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena CA 91105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

4worldlovers: On this walking tour, the rich variety of forms and detailing of houses from the turn of the 20th century express the changing tastes and trends, as designers learned to adapt Eastern and Midwest styles to California’s climate, while responding to advances in technology and the greater availability of a range of building materials. You will see examples of rusticated Richardsonian Romanesque, detailed Queen Anne, Prairie and American Foursquare, expansive Shingle style and Craftsman homes, as well as more modest examples of Folk Victorian and vernacular cottages. The Ross Grove Landmark District at the tour’s beginning includes the largest remaining grouping of original South Orange Grove homes still in existence.

You can click on any house in the list below to jump to information about that property in the California Historical Resources Inventory Database. Known as the CHRID, this program promotes and protects cultural heritage through documenting and sharing information on historical resources.

At the end of this tour, another nearby walking tour can show you even more Victorian Grandeur: the Governor Markham Landmark District (named for Henry Harrison Markham, California governor’s 1891-1895, “the dashing colonel from Pasadena”). With its quiet streets bordered by sidewalks, period streetlights, and mature street trees , it’s considered one of the best and most intact examples of this period in Pasadena.

Part of the Ross Grove Landmark District, this 1911 home is one of the few examples of the Prairie Style in Pasadena.

Part of the Ross Grove Landmark District, this 1906 Craftsman home was designed by Joseph J. Blick.

Built in 1892, this Colonial Revival style home designed by Joseph J. Blick and Edward C. Kent is part of the Ross Grove Landmark District.

This 1910 Prairie Style home designed by Frederick Roehrig, one of the few of this style in Pasadena, is part of the Ross Grove Landmark District.

With its American Foursquare form and Richardsonian Romanesque detailing, this 1890 house designed by Frederick Roehrig is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

This 1887 Queen Anne home is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in 1886 at Orange Grove and Colorado Court, this Folk Victorian house was moved to its present location in 1901. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Also built in 1886, this modest Victorian home is an example of a Vernacular Hipped Cottage.

This 1886 Queen Anne style home is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

With its prominent, steeply-pitched roof and vernacular design elements, this 1893 home is described as Folk Victorian style.

Built in 1904, the expansive form of this Craftsman style home designed by Joseph J. Blick shows elements of the Shingle style, as these newer influences began to overtake earlier Victorian styles.

This 1893 Shingle style home with Dutch Colonial Revival elements was designed by Locke & Preston. It is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Designed by Joseph J. Blick, this 1903 Shingle style home features curved walls flanking the row of third floor windows in its front gable, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

This graciously sited 1893 Shingle style home, featuring lozenge-shaped gable end details and Arroyo stone foundation and landscape elements, was designed by Locke & Preston for Frank C. Bolt, the “dean of Pasadena bankers” in this period. It is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Although built after the period of significance of this tour, this 1910 house includes some Victorian-era as well as Swiss Chalet style detailing.

Originally built south of downtown Los Angeles near the West Adams area, this elaborately detailed 1893 Queen Anne house designed by William O. Merithew was moved in 1902 to a nearby site, and again in 1982 to its current location. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in 1887, this house is described as an example of Folk Victorian composition.