National Register of Historic Places listings in Pasadena, California
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This is a List of Registered Historic Places in Pasadena. There are 119 places listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places
in Pasadena, California
. Five of these sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks of the United States. They are the Gamble House, the Hale Solar Laboratory
, the Rose Bowl
, and two sites at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(the Space Flight Operations Facility
and the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
).
Pasadena's prominence in the cultural, scientific, architectural and sporting history of Southern California
is evidenced by the heavy concentration of registered historic places in a city with a population of 134,000. Although Pasadena's population is 3.5% that of its large neighbor to the south, Pasadena's total of 105 registered historic places compares favorably with the 208 registered historic places in Los Angeles.
The first sites in Pasadena to be listed on the National Register were Greene and Greene
's American Craftsman
masterpiece, the Gamble House (built from 1908 to 1909), the Pasadena Playhouse
(built in 1924) and Frank Lloyd Wright
's textile block structure, the Millard House
(built in 1923). Perhaps most famous for its hosting the annual New Year's Day
football
game at the Rose Bowl
, Pasadena was also a center of architectural innovation in the early 20th Century as Greene and Greene built their innovative Craftsman-style bungalow
houses and larger-scale ultimate bungalow
s throughout Pasadena, including the Gamble House, Robert R. Blacker House
, Dr. W. T. Bolton House and Cordelia A. Culbertson House. Other architects of note who have designed buildings in Pasadena include Myron Hunt
, (Rose Bowl and Caltech) and Welton Beckett (Bullock's Pasadena).
Pasadena is also the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including California Institute of Technology
(Caltech), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
, the Pasadena Playhouse
, and the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Several sites relate to Pasadena's long connection with astronomy and space exploration, including the Space Flight Operations Facility
, the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
, and Hale Solar Laboratory
. Also, the Edwin Hubble House
, home to famed astronomer Edwin Hubble
, is located in the adjacent community of San Marino
.
Two of Pasadena's historic bridges, the Colorado Street Bridge, built in 1913 and known for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, light standards, and railings, and the La Loma Bridge, built in 1914, are also among the sites listed on the National Register.
Thirty of the listings in Pasadena are historic districts, which include multiple contributing properties. Among these historic districts is Old Town Pasadena
, a thriving historic district of shops, bars and restaurants in well-preserved turn-of-the-century buildings with its center at Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard
. Other historic districts include the Pasadena Playhouse Historic District, the Pasadena Civic Center District
, the Bungalow Heaven Landmark District
, the Civic Center Financial District, the Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District, the Orange Heights-Barnhart Tracts Historic District, the Park Place-Arroyo Terrace Historic District, the Prospect Historic District and the South Marengo Historic District.
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
. Five of these sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks of the United States. They are the Gamble House, the Hale Solar Laboratory
Hale Solar Laboratory
The Hale Solar Laboratory was the laboratory of astronomer George Ellery Hale, and is located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.-History:...
, the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (stadium)
The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
, and two sites at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena...
(the Space Flight Operations Facility
Space Flight Operations Facility
Space Flight Operations Facility is a control room and related communications equipment areas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California...
and the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
The Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator is an high stainless-steel cylinder at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. in diameter, it is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation...
).
Pasadena's prominence in the cultural, scientific, architectural and sporting history of Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
is evidenced by the heavy concentration of registered historic places in a city with a population of 134,000. Although Pasadena's population is 3.5% that of its large neighbor to the south, Pasadena's total of 105 registered historic places compares favorably with the 208 registered historic places in Los Angeles.
Greene and Greene
Greene and Greene was an architectural firm established by brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene , influential early 20th Century American architects...
's American Craftsman
American Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...
masterpiece, the Gamble House (built from 1908 to 1909), the Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse
The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engagements each year.-History:...
(built in 1924) and Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
's textile block structure, the Millard House
Millard House
Millard House, also known as La Miniatura, is a textile block house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1923 in Pasadena, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.-Wright's textile block houses:...
(built in 1923). Perhaps most famous for its hosting the annual New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
game at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (stadium)
The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
, Pasadena was also a center of architectural innovation in the early 20th Century as Greene and Greene built their innovative Craftsman-style bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
houses and larger-scale ultimate bungalow
Ultimate bungalow
Ultimate bungalow is a term most commonly used to describe very large and detailed Craftsman style homes, taking the bungalow style and interpreting it on a large scale. The style is associated with such California architects as Greene and Greene, Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan...
s throughout Pasadena, including the Gamble House, Robert R. Blacker House
Robert R. Blacker House
Not to be confused with the house that is part of the House System at the California Institute of TechnologyThe Robert Roe Blacker House, often referred to as the Blacker House or Robert R. Blacker House, is a residence in Pasadena, California, which is now on the U.S. National Register of Historic...
, Dr. W. T. Bolton House and Cordelia A. Culbertson House. Other architects of note who have designed buildings in Pasadena include Myron Hunt
Myron Hunt
Myron Hunt was an American architect whose numerous projects include many noted landmarks in Southern California...
, (Rose Bowl and Caltech) and Welton Beckett (Bullock's Pasadena).
Pasadena is also the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
(Caltech), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena...
, the Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse
The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engagements each year.-History:...
, and the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Several sites relate to Pasadena's long connection with astronomy and space exploration, including the Space Flight Operations Facility
Space Flight Operations Facility
Space Flight Operations Facility is a control room and related communications equipment areas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California...
, the Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
The Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator is an high stainless-steel cylinder at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. in diameter, it is used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions of extreme cold, near-vacuum pressure, and high radiation...
, and Hale Solar Laboratory
Hale Solar Laboratory
The Hale Solar Laboratory was the laboratory of astronomer George Ellery Hale, and is located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.-History:...
. Also, the Edwin Hubble House
Edwin Hubble House
Edwin Hubble House is a National Historic Landmark house located at 1340 Woodstock Road, in San Marino, California. It was the home of astronomer Edwin Hubble. He lived there from 1925 until he died in 1953, and the house remained in the Hubble family until approximately 1973.It was declared a...
, home to famed astronomer Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer who profoundly changed the understanding of the universe by confirming the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way - our own galaxy...
, is located in the adjacent community of San Marino
San Marino, California
San Marino is a small, affluent city in Los Angeles County, California. Incorporated in 1913, the City founders designed the community to be uniquely residential, with expansive properties surrounded by beautiful gardens, wide streets, and well maintained parkways...
.
Two of Pasadena's historic bridges, the Colorado Street Bridge, built in 1913 and known for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, light standards, and railings, and the La Loma Bridge, built in 1914, are also among the sites listed on the National Register.
Thirty of the listings in Pasadena are historic districts, which include multiple contributing properties. Among these historic districts is Old Town Pasadena
Old Town Pasadena
Old Pasadena is the original commercial center of Pasadena, a city in California, United States that arose from one of the most prosperous areas of the state, and had a latter day revitalization after a period of decay...
, a thriving historic district of shops, bars and restaurants in well-preserved turn-of-the-century buildings with its center at Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Boulevard is a major east–west street in Southern California, United States. It runs from Griffith Park in Los Angeles east through Glendale, the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Arcadia, ending in Monrovia...
. Other historic districts include the Pasadena Playhouse Historic District, the Pasadena Civic Center District
Pasadena Civic Center District
Pasadena Civic Center District is a historic district in Pasadena, California roughly bounded by Walnut and Green Streets and Raymond and Euclid Avenues. Construction of the civic center was funded with a $3.5 million bond issuance in 1923. The plan was created by the Chicago firm of Bennett,...
, the Bungalow Heaven Landmark District
Bungalow Heaven, Pasadena, California
Bungalow Heaven is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California named for the more than 800 small craftsman homes built there from 1900 to 1930, most of which still stand...
, the Civic Center Financial District, the Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District, the Orange Heights-Barnhart Tracts Historic District, the Park Place-Arroyo Terrace Historic District, the Prospect Historic District and the South Marengo Historic District.
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California
- List of National Historic Landmarks in California
External links
- National Register Information System, National Park Service.