CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
City of Pasadena
 
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Resource Summary
1330 Hillcrest Ave
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: 5S1 
*Resource Name or #: FREEMAN/ALLEN HOUSE  Survey Title:  
 
B1.
Historic Name: FREEMAN/ALLEN HOUSE 
B2.
Common Name: FREEMAN/ALLEN HOUSE 
B3.
Original Use: Single Family Residence 
B4.  Present Use: Single Family Residence 
*B5a.
Primary Architectural Style: Craftsman (Arts and Crafts) 
B5b.
Secondary Architectural Style:  
*B6.
Construction History: Date Built: 1913 
The only major exterior alterations are an elevator tower to the rear of the house that was installed in 1922 and enclosure of a second story porch on the east elevation. Neither are visible from the front of the house.

The garage is a two-story structure with living quarters on the top above a subterranean double-car garage. Although it retains many of its character-defining historic features, the garage is a non-contributor to the historic monument designation because it has does not have the same architectural design quality as the house. Because of this lack of significance, the City approved a project to relocate it and to construct a new lower story/foundation. The pool and retaining wall, installed in the 1970s at the rear of the property are also non-contributing.
*B7.
Moved?: Yes No  Unknown Date:    Original Location:   
*B8.
Related Features:
*B9a.
Architect: Heineman & Heineman  
b. Builder:  
*B10.
Significance: Theme:   Area: Regional 
Period of Significance: 1913  Property Type: Single Family Residence 
Applicable Criteria:
National Register Criteria: California Register: Local Register:  
Context:   Other:  
1330 Hillcrest Avenue qualifies for designation as a historic monument because it is an exceptional representation of the work of Aurthur S. Heineman, Architect, and Albert Heineman, Associate. The Freeman House is one of the firm’s most noted Arts and Crafts houses in Southern California and it reflects the lifestyle and aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement. It also has high artistic value for the incorporation of tile work by Ernest Batchelder, which is used on both the exterior and interior of the house. As the largest known commissioned project in Pasadena by the Batchelder firm, the Freeman House was designed with five fireplaces, all of which feature tile-work by this artist. The contributions of Arthur and Alfred Heineman and Ernest Batchelder as major forces in the Arts and Crafts movement in California is epitomized in this house. Though the house had lost some of its original features over the years, it has remained substantially architecturally intact.
 
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Additional Resource Attributes:  
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References:
 
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Remarks:
 
*B14.
Evaluator:  
Date of Evaluation: 06/20/2005 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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