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Resource Summary
2801 E Colorado
Resource Summary
Address: 2801 E Colorado APN: 5748-007-011 [print]

This property has been determined eligible for city designation as an individual landmark. *
 
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
Address: 2801 E Colorado
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: 91107 County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: Third Church of Christ Scientist Reading Room Common Name: Third Church of Christ Scientist Reading Room
APN: 5748-007-011 Zoning: ECSP-CG-5
Building Sq. Ft: Site Size (Acres): 1.760
Year Built: 1959 Documented District:
District: Property Status: Surveyed
Resource Description:
The western-most building on the Third Church of Christ Scientist campus is the former Reading Room, a one-story structure of glass, fieldstone and brick. The flat roof extends out over the body of the building, shading the exterior walls. A fieldstone planter on the southeastern side accommodates plants and bushes.
Legal Description:
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: International /Modern Style
Secondary Architectural Style:
Architect: R. Van Buren Livingston
Builder:
Contractor:
Context: Recent Past 
Original Owner: Third Church of Christ Scientist
Original Use: Religious Building
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.