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Resource Summary
1540 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr
Resource Summary
Address: 1540 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr APN: 5705-020-002 [print]

This property is in a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
This property has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as an individual resource. *
 
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
Address: 1540 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: 91103 County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: Common Name:
APN: 5705-020-002 Zoning: RS4
Building Sq. Ft: 17250 Site Size (Acres): 0.390
Year Built: 1961 Documented District: Pegfair Estates Historic District
District: Pegfair Estates Historic District (designated)
Property Status: Designated
Contributing Status: C    
Resource Description:
This one-story ranch-style house is sited toward the center of the property with a small slope at the front of the lot. Like many of the other houses in this neighborhood, it is accessed by concrete steps leading to street. The house has a shallow-sloping hipped roof with exposed rafters, vertical toungue-and-groove siding, and several groupings of large windows with slatted wood screens on the street-facing elevation. The recessed entry area features a low stone wall and a pair of glazed wood doors and sidelights with patterned divided lights and frosted glazing. The house was designed by local architectural firm of Neptune & Thomas. 1540 Pegfair Estates Drive (Photo 29) is a rectangular plan, single story, single family Custom Ranch residence done in the Contemporary Ranch style of design. The roof is side gabled, is clad in asphalt shingle, and has exposed wood rafter tails. The rafter tails have angle cut ends, are numerous beneath the wide, continuous extended eaves of the roof, and are reminiscent to rafter tails seen upon Japanese temple architecture. Flush, thin scale vertical board cladding is present across the front elevation. A grouping of four large full height patio doors are present, and these open to a small patio at the front elevation. The centered entry is slightly recessed and features a pair of craftsman style wood doors that are a later alteration. This entry is accessed by a set of wide stairs made from tumbled pebbles. A second set of patio doors is present at the front elevation just west of the entry, and these open onto a small concrete patio directly behind a white flagstone planter which continues in front of the entry way. A chimney is present which is made of the same flagstone and is located at the eastern portion of the house. At the eastern portion of the property the house has an additional side gabled extension that is recessed back from the primary component of the residence. This house features extended side gables which are underscored with wood rafters and protruding beams. The front yard of this residence features numerous mature bush and flower specimens. This front yard angles upward to meet the entry. Where it meets the sidewalk, the front yard is lined with river rocks. Additional decorative boulders are present between plantings in the front yard. The architects of record for this property are Neptune & Thomas. Constructed in 1964, 1540 Pegfair Estates Drive retains very good integrity and is a contributor to the Pegfair Estates District. This resource was the model house for the Pegfair Estates Tract.



Legal Description:
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: Modern Ranch
Secondary Architectural Style:
Architect: Neptune & Thomas
Builder:
Contractor:
Context: Recent Past 
Original Owner: Pegfair Estates, Inc.
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.