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Resource Summary
490 CYPRESS Ave
Resource Summary
Address: 490 CYPRESS Ave APN: 5726-010-033 [print]

This property is in a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. *
 
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
Address: 490 CYPRESS Ave
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: 91103 County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: Common Name:
APN: 5726-010-033 Zoning: RM32
Building Sq. Ft: 1820 Site Size (Acres): 0.230
Year Built: 1902 Documented District: Bristol-Cypress Historic District
District: Bristol-Cypress Historic District (designated)
 Property Status: Designated
Contributing Status: C    
Resource Description:
Style: Vernacular Hipped Cottage 


One contributing building (house) and one non-contributing building (garage). The one-story house is an example of the Vernacular Hipped Cottage subtype. It has a rectangular plan and a hipped roof dormer with a small wood fixed window on the street-facing elevation. The full-width projecting front porch has a hipped roof that is supported by square wood posts. The house has a roof covered in composition shingles; walls clad in lap siding with mitered corners; wood casement, fixed, transom, and double-hung windows in wood-framed openings. The front door, which is an original wood-framed constructed in 2001 and the property has both ornamental steel and wood fencing. The house retains much of its original character, despite the minor alterations that have occurred; therefore, it retains integrity and is contributing to the district.
Legal Description:
LOT 25 OF A.O. BRISTOL TRACT, CITY OF PASADENA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 10 PAGE 54 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: Vernacular Hipped Cottage
Secondary Architectural Style:
Architect:
Builder:
Contractor:
Context: Residential Architecture 1883-1904 
Original Owner: John M. Bubach
Original Use: Single Family Residence
Original Location:
Demolished: no
Notes:
Moved: no
Date Moved: n/a
Designation Date: n/a
Mills Act: A contract and work program
was recorded in

* This is a simplified statement of the property's status. Please review the NRHP Status Code field on the search screen for official, adopted status language.