CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE
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Resource Summary
123 S LAKE Ave
Resource Summary
Address: 123 S LAKE Ave APN: 5734-035-008 [print]

This property needs to be reevaluated to determine if it is eligible for city listing or historic designation. *
 
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
Address: 123 S LAKE Ave
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: First City Bank Common Name:
APN: 5734-035-008 Zoning:
Building Sq. Ft: Site Size (Acres):
Year Built: 1960 Documented District:
District: Property Status: Surveyed
Resource Description:
The First City Bank Building embodies characteristics of the corporate International Style, including steel-framed glazed walls on the east and west elevations and poured terrazzo flooring and exterior terraces. Original features of the building are almost entirely intact. The building may qualify for listing in the National Register when it attains 50 years of age under criterion C because of its association with Ladd and Kelsey and as a locally outstanding and rare example of Miesian influenced Corporate design. In the event that a proposed project would have an affect on this building, further study and evaluation should be completed.
Legal Description:
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: International /Modern Style
Secondary Architectural Style:
Architect: Ladd & Kelsey
Builder: Mandubreh Co.
Contractor:
Context: Recent Past 
Original Owner:
Original Use:
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.