CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
City of Pasadena
 
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Resource Summary
638 N MAR VISTA Ave
DPR523A - Primary [print]
State of California - The Resource Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
 
 
Survey #:
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NRHP Status Code: 1S 
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  Location: not for publication   unrestricted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: 638 N MAR VISTA Ave City: Pasadena State: CA Zip Code: 91106
d.  UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources)   Zone: 11  ; -118.1264  mE/ 34.157121  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)
This as a simplified Colonial Revival bungalow court designed in a “U” configuration. There are four one-story units (each measuring 26’ by 32’) on raised concrete foundations, facing each other in pairs across a central courtyard. Two parallel walkways with a landscaped center lead back to the rear unit, which is a 26’ x 64 duplex. Each bungalow is gable roofed with composition roofing, and has exterior clapboard siding, wood corner boards and vertical wood attic vents. The duplex has a shed roof canopy centered on the building, covering both doorways. Each single unit has an offset entry portico with a gable roof supported by paired wood posts. Within these porticos, the entry doors are divided my muntins into square and rectangular panes. Flanking the doors are similar sidelights. Other windows are typically three-over-one and two-over-one frame double-hung with wide board trim, which are found as a single unit, paired and in groups of three.

A flat roofed garage and storage building are located at the rear of the site. Landscaping consists of small trees, lawn and formally clipped hedges. Three hedges have separate low concrete curbs surrounding them at the front of the court. With its spacious planning and detached residences, this bungalow court fits very well into its neighborhood of small single family homes.
 
*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: 1927 - Documented
 
*P7.
Owner and Address:
Name:  
Address:  
,  
 
*P8.
Recorded By:
 
*P9.
Date Recorded: -/-/-
 
*P10.
Survey Type:
Survey Title:
 
*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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