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Resource Summary
79 W VILLA ST
Resource Summary
Address: 79 W VILLA ST APN: 5726-015-036 [print]

This property is in a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. *
 
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
Address: 79 W VILLA ST
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: 91103 County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: Common Name:
APN: 5726-015-036 Zoning: RM32
Building Sq. Ft: Site Size (Acres): 0.190
Year Built: 1888 Documented District: New Fair Oaks Historic District
District: New Fair Oaks Historic District (designated)
 Property Status: Designated
Contributing Status: C    
Resource Description:
This one-story house is an example of the Vernacular Gabled Cottage subtype. It has a rectangular plan, a cross-gabled roof from and a projecting, flat roofed half-width front porch supported by a simple square wood post at the southwest corner. The masonry porch rail is non-original. The easterly bay of the south elevation has alternating bands of fish-scale and diamond shaped wood shingles in the gable end and the remainder of the exterior walls are clad in wood drop channel siding with corner boards. The house has a composition shingle roof, a concrete foundation, wood double-hung windows in a two-over-two configuration in wood-framed openings, and an original wood-paneled front door with a rectangular light in a wood-framed opening. The front yard, which is slightly elevated from the street by a concrete curb, is enclosed by a wood picket fence.

Style: Vernacular Gabled Cottage 
Legal Description:
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: Vernacular Gabled Cottage
Secondary Architectural Style:
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Context: Residential Architecture 1883-1904 
Original Owner:
Original Use: Single Family Residence
Original Location:
Demolished: no
Notes:
Moved: no
Date Moved: n/a
Designation Date: n/a

* 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.