CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
City of Pasadena
 
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Resource Summary
670 ALPINE ST
DPR523A - Primary [print]
State of California - The Resource Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
 
 
Survey #:
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NRHP Status Code: 5D2; 5S2 
Other Listings:  
Review Code:    Reviewer:   
Date: -/-/-
 
 
*Resource Name or #:  
 
P1.  Other Identifier:  
 
*P2.  Location: not for publication   unrestricted
*a.  County Los Angeles 
and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as Necessary)
b.  USGS 7.5' Quad:   YEAR:   T   ; R   ;   of   of Sec   ;   B.M.
c.  Address: 670 ALPINE ST City: Pasadena State: CA Zip Code: 91106
d.  UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources)   Zone:   ; -118.136408  mE/ 34.129164  mN
e.  Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate)
 
*P3a.  Description:  (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
Plan: CruciformStories: 1
Decorative Elements: Solid screensFacade: Asymmetrical
Fenestration: Highly glazed; floor-to-ceiling glazingRoof Form: Cross-gabled
Eaves: Extended with exposed beamsRoof Orientation: Front & side
Roof Material: Composition shinglesRoof Pitch: Shallow
Chimney Location: Side wallChimney Materials: Stone below roof; metal above
Window Types: Fixed; transom; clerestory; casementWindow Detailing: Heavy mullions
Window Material: aluminumDoors: Double solid with frosted glass sidelights
Cladding: Mostly glass; solid areas of indeterminate claddingExterior Accents: Stone
Porch: Incorporated into roofline; no significant recessSetting: Subdivision; heavily landscaped
Garage: Attached; 2-car; carport; open clerestoryAlterations: Chimney


This home by architects John Nyberg and Harold Bissner incorporates more traditional Ranch elements of redwood tongue-and-groove and stone cladding, with Modern forms of extended eaves and expanses of glazing. A 2010 addition by E4 Architects expanded the design with a contemporary “living gable” rising from its center.
 
*P3b.  Resource Attributes:  (List attributes and codes)  
 
*P4.  Resources Present:
Building Structure Object Site District Element of a District Other
 
P5a.  Photograph or Drawing
additional photos (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)
P5b.
Description of Photo:
 
*P6.
Date Constructed/Age and Source:
Historic PreHistoric
Both Neither
Year Built: 1954 - Documented
 
*P7.
Owner and Address:
Name: JON ROBINSON 
Address:  
,  
 
*P8.
Recorded By:
 
*P9.
Date Recorded: 02/28/2007
 
*P10.
Survey Type: Survey - Intensive
Survey Title: 2006 Recent Past
 
*P11.  Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.")
 
*Attachments:
NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet
Building, Structure, and Ojbect Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record
Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record
Other:
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