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| *Resource Name or #: |
Amos Throop House
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Survey Title: |
2010 Late 19th/Early 20th Centuries |
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| B1. |
| Historic Name: |
Amos Throop House
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| B2. |
| Common Name: |
Amos Throop House
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| B3. |
| Original Use: |
Single Family Residence
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Present Use: |
Single Family Residence
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| *B5a. |
| Primary Architectural Style: |
Queen Anne
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| B5b. |
| Secondary Architectural Style: |
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| *B6. |
| Construction History: |
Date Built: |
1887
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Moved to current site in 1905
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| Moved?: |
 Yes
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Unknown
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Original Location: |
312 S. Orange Grove Blvd. |
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| *B9a. |
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| Significance: |
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Area: |
City
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| Period of Significance: |
1887
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Property Type: |
Single Family Residence
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| Applicable Criteria: |
| National Register Criteria: |
A, C
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California Register: |
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Local Register: |
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The house is an exceptional example of a late 19th/early 20th century house, Queen Anne subtype, as described in the Multiple Property Documentation Form, “Late 19th/Early 20th Century Development and Architecture in Pasadena, 1883 – 1904.” It was also the original home of Amos Throop, one of the city's founders, an early Mayor, and founder of Throop Polytechnic Institute, which later became the California Institute of Technology (CalTech).
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| Additional Resource Attributes: |
HP02
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| *B14. |
| Date of Evaluation: |
10/01/2010
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