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Resource Summary
1555 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr
Resource Summary
Address: 1555 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr APN: 5705-020-022 [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: 1555 PEGFAIR ESTATES Dr
City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip Code: 91103 County: Los Angeles
County Code: 37
Historic Name: Common Name:
APN: 5705-020-022 Zoning: RS4/HD
Building Sq. Ft: 2698 Site Size (Acres): 0.300
Year Built: 1962 Documented District: Pegfair Estates Historic District
District: Pegfair Estates Historic District (designated)
 Property Status: Designated
Contributing Status: C    
Resource Description:
The one-story house at 1555 Pegfair Estates Drive covers virtually the entire lot, the rear of which has street frontage on Lida Street. The house is sited parallel to these two streets in a rectilinear form. The house has a low-pitched hipped roof, stucco and wood tongue-and-groove siding, and incorporates both wood and metal transparent screens at window groupings along the street-facing elevation as well as the recessed entry area. A rectangular stone chimney protrudes from the roofline at the western end of the house. Assessor's records indicate the presence of a covered breezeway between the rear detached garage and the main house. 1555 Pegfair Estates Drive (Photo 9) is a single story rear facing T-plan Custom Ranch house done in the Contemporary Ranch style with numerous Asiatic features. This resource features a side gabled – on hip roof (irimoya) in the Japanese Temple tradition. This roof is clad in traditional Japanese decorative roof tiles (gawara) and extended eaves are part of the roof design. The front of this residence faces south. A flagstone chimney is present at its eastern portion. The cladding of the residence is primarily stucco, though portions of the front elevation are clad in thin scaled flush wood vertical board siding with thin grooves. The recessed entry is located within a breezeway at the middle of the front elevation. The entry features a pair of red doors with bronze handle hardware and bronze kick-plates. At either side of these doors is one full length sidelight of privacy glass which contains a metal filigree pattern of an organic double-S curve. This residence features numerous Asiatic design features including gridded wood screens in front of windows and metal Manji-kuzushi gates and fences with detailed, asymmetrical geometric patterns. This house is recessed upon its property. Instead of lawn, the front yard is an elevated berm covered in ivy and containing birds of paradise and small palm trees. Japanese Temple themed pole and hanging lamps are present. A driveway is located at the western edge of the property and it leads to a garage at the rear of the property. A low, metal balustrade is present running in front of the residence and above the yard. The architect of record for this property is Harold Levitoff. Constructed in 1962, 1555 Pegfair Estates Drive retains excellent integrity and is a contributor to the Pegfair Estates District.
Legal Description:
RESOURCE DETAILS
Primary Architectural Style: Modern Ranch
Secondary Architectural Style:
Architect: Harold Levitoff
Builder:
Contractor: Fryar Construction Company
Context: Recent Past 
Original Owner: Fryar Construction Company
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.