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Resource Summary
1535 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr
Resource Summary
Address: 1535 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr APN: 5705-020-024 [print]

This property is in a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. *
 
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
Address: 1535 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: 91103 County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: Common Name:
APN: 5705-020-024 Zoning: RS-4
Building Sq. Ft: 2225 Site Size (Acres): 0.280
Year Built: 1962 Documented District: Pegfair Estates Historic District
District: Pegfair Estates Historic District (designated)
 Property Status: Designated
Contributing Status: C    
Resource Description:
1535 Pegfair Estates Drive is a single story, L- plan Custom Ranch residence designed in the Contemporary Ranch style with Asiatic and Polynesian features. Thin scaled flush wood vertical boards are the primary cladding upon the residence. Large picture windows are part of the design. All windows, in addition to the garage door, are topped by an inset lintel. The entry is recessed behind a corner porch, supported by a single wood post and is accessed by a set of concrete stairs and a wide walkway with tumbled rocks set in concrete. The entry is painted red and features bronze hardware inset into a bronze rose plates. An Asian style lantern is affixed to the side of the residence. The roof is a low pitch side gable, but the garage bay is hipped, and a front gabled attic vent with a Polynesian style notched beam protruding from the middle of it is also present. This house features a stacked concrete roman brick planter along its eastern portion, and both of its chimneys are also of this same crème colored brick with a flat, concrete brick cap. The roof is clad in asphalt shingles and is underscored with bevel edged wood rafter tails. A garage bay is located at the west end of this residence, which is recessed upon its property and features a mowed lawn yard, and mature shrubs along the residence itself. Constructed in 1962, 1535 Pegfair Estates Drive retains excellent integrity and is a contributor to the Pegfair Estates District.
Legal Description:
LOT 35
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: Modern Ranch
Secondary Architectural Style:
Architect:
Builder: Chas O. Woodruff
Contractor:
Context: Recent Past 
Original Owner: V.C. Bennett
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.