CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
City of Pasadena
 
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Resource Summary
820 BURLEIGH Dr
DPR523B - Bldg, Struct & Object [print]
State of California - The Resource Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
BUILDING, STRUCTURE & OBJECT RECORD
Primary #:  
HRI #:  
*NRHP Status Code: 1S, 5D2 
*Resource Name or #:   Survey Title:  
 
B1.
Historic Name: Norton House 
B2.
Common Name: Norton House 
B3.
Original Use: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 
B4.  Present Use:  
*B5a.
Primary Architectural Style: International /Modern Style 
B5b.
Secondary Architectural Style: Post-and-Beam 
*B6.
Construction History: Date Built: 1954 
New Oven 10/1975,
200 sq ft addition to bedroom and bathtub 9/1982
Roofing job 9/1982
100,000 BTU forced-air unit and compressor 1/1983
*B7.
Moved?: Yes No  Unknown Date:    Original Location:   
*B8.
Related Features:
When Conrad Buff (Architect) visited their home he sat at the fireplace and said, "This is the best fireplace I ever designed."
*B9a.
Architect: Buff & Hensman 
b. Builder: John W. Norton 
*B10.
Significance: Theme:   Area:  
Period of Significance:   Property Type:  
Applicable Criteria:
National Register Criteria:   California Register:   Local Register:  
Context:   Other:  
The Norton house is indiviually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributor to the eligible Laguna Road Landmark District.
 
B11.
Additional Resource Attributes: HP02 
*B12.
References:
 
B13.
Remarks:
 
*B14.
Evaluator:  
Date of Evaluation:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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