CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
City of Pasadena
 
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Resource Summary
780 LAGUNA Rd
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: 3S 
*Resource Name or #: Dahlstrom House  Survey Title: 2006 Recent Past 
 
B1.
Historic Name: Dahlstrom House 
B2.
Common Name: Dahlstrom House 
B3.
Original Use: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 
B4.  Present Use: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 
*B5a.
Primary Architectural Style: International /Modern Style 
B5b.
Secondary Architectural Style:  
*B6.
Construction History: Date Built: 1949 
A rear porch was enclosed in 1960 (designed by James Pulliam)
*B7.
Moved?: Yes No  Unknown Date:    Original Location:   
*B8.
Related Features:
*B9a.
Architect: John Lautner Design 
b. Builder: Grant Dahlstrom 
*B10.
Significance: Theme:   Area: City 
Period of Significance: 1949  Property Type: Single Family Residence 
Applicable Criteria:
National Register Criteria: B, C  California Register:   Local Register:  
Context: Recent Past  Other:  
The Dahlstrom House is the only building in the City of Pasadena designed by expressionist architect John Lautner. The house is representative of Lautner's early work and features a rounded carport. Lautner is considered one of the 20th century's most important American architects and was an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright. The house retains integrity, is a good example of an expressionistic modernist design and, therefore, is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under criterion C.
 
B11.
Additional Resource Attributes: HP02 
*B12.
References:
Cultural Resources of the Recent Past Historic Context Report, October 2007.  
B13.
Remarks:
 
*B14.
Evaluator: Kevin Johnson 
Date of Evaluation: 10/15/2008 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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