| Address: |
189 N MARENGO Ave |
APN: |
5723-019-012 |
This property is in a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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| Address: |
189 N MARENGO Ave |
| City: |
Pasadena |
State: |
CA |
| Zip Code: |
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County: |
Los Angeles |
| County Code: |
37 |
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| Historic Name: |
The Brookmore Hotel |
Common Name: |
Brookmore Apartments |
| APN: |
5723-019-012 |
Zoning: |
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| Building Sq. Ft: |
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Site Size (Acres): |
0.270 |
| Year Built: |
1924 Documented |
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Property Status: |
Designated |
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| Resource Description: |
The Site & Setting
The property is located on the west side of North Marengo Avenue between Ramona Street and East Walnut Street, just south of the 210 Freeway. The building is now surrounded by the large mixed-use Holly Street apartment complex. The area is largely developed, with a mix of buildings from different periods.
The Building Structure and Exterior Features
The Brookmore Apartments is a four-story reinforced masonry multi-family structure. The primary façade (east) is sheathed in multi-color textured brick with Jacobean and Italian Renaissance Revival elements executed in buff-colored concrete, while the side and rear elevations are devoid of trim and are faced in common brick. The front façade is divided into three sections, composed of a central recessed wall with a fire escape, flanked by slightly projecting corners. The ground floor features a central arched entrance framed by a concrete entablature supported by pilasters with Ionic capitals. Two multi-pane, arched windows edged in brick are located on each side of the entrance. The fenestration of the upper floors is composed of single casement windows on the corner volumes of the building and a grouping of three windows on the central section of the building. Concrete elements on the primary facade consist of engaged spiral collonettes, banding above the first and fourth floors and square panels centered within each of the three sections of the building near the top.
The Sign
This property has a freestanding neon sign mounted to a square metal pole. The primary sign cabinet is a bowtie shape with a small, separate rectangular sign below.
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| Legal Description: |
| The real property in the , County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as: Lot 6 and 7 of block C in Tract No. legge as per Map recorded in Book 7, Page 99 of maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. |
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| Primary Architectural Style: |
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| Secondary Architectural Style: |
Vernacular Masonry |
| Architect: |
Edward B. Rust |
| Builder: |
Luther T. Mayo |
| Contractor: |
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| Context: |
Period Revival Architecture
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| Original Owner: |
William B. Brooke and Boyd Doyle |
| Original Use: |
Multiple Family Residence |
| Original Location: |
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| Demolished: |
no |
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| Moved: |
no |
| Date Moved: |
n/a |
| Designation Date: |
09/19/2011 |
| Mills Act: |
A contract and work program
was recorded in 12/31/2011
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* 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.
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