Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Thirtieth Street Architects, Inc., Pasadena Heritage Thirtieth Street Architects, Inc. -- Newport Beach, CA Thirtieth Street Architects, Inc.
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- One box
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Bungalow Courts in Pasadena. Pasadena Museum of History
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of the Draft of the National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Forms, prepared in 1993 by Thirtieth Street Architects of Newport Beach, California. The draft lists fifty-six bungalow courts of various styles with maps of their locations within the city.Twenty-seven are listed separately with more extensive descriptions, giving prices, court arrangements, measurements,etc.
- Biographical / historical:
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The bungalow courts are architecturally significant examples of a local style which became a very popular and practical mode of living, capitalizing on the California climate and orienting to outdoor space. This style was adopted and regionally modified in other areas of the country. They were enjoyed by up-scale residents and provided the amenities of a single family home with privacy, gardens and porches, with the convenience of an apartment.Plantings and landscaping became highly developed art forms, creating an oasis effect in the central courtyards. Bungalow courts integrate the automobile without allowing it to dominate the building environment; most have a side driveway on the property leading to rear garages, leaving the central area as garden. Courts were very popular with women and seniors, being conducive to independent living in town, while providing a sense of community and security without the maintenance of larger home.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Research Library and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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Bungalow Courts in Pasadena. Pasadena Museum of History
- Location of this collection:
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470 West Walnut StreetPasadena, CA 91103-3594, US
- Contact:
- 626.577.1660