CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
City of Pasadena
 
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District Summary
Ambassador West Cultural Landscape Historic District
DPR523D - District Record [print]
State of California - The Resource Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
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DISTRICT RECORD
*NRHP Status Code: 3D 
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Historic Name: Ambassador West Cultural Landscape Historic District 
D2.  Common Name: Ambassador West Cultural Landscape Historic District 
*D3.
Detailed Description:
Seven historic gardens were identified in the 2006 Environmental Impact Report for redevelopment of the Ambassador West Campus. The gardens were designed by EDAW, built between 1959 and 1983 and incorporated yards and site features of historic houses that were existing and became part of the Ambassador West campus.

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Boundary Description:
The district is generally bound by Green Street, St. John Avenue, Del Mar Boulevard and Orange Grove Boulevard
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The district represents the Non-Residential Modern Garden property type identified in the Multiple Property Documentation Form "Historic Designed Gardens in Pasadena."
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Evaluator: Kevin Johnson  Date of Evaluation: 11/14/2012 
Affiliation and Address: City of Pasadena - 175 N. Garfield Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101  
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