City Record · South Pasadena

Who Designed South Pasadena?

The architects behind South Pasadena's houses, with the builders and first families named beside them, from the public record.

Few of South Pasadena's records name who designed its houses; this record shows the 40 that do, and the names that recur include the Stimsons, father and son, on Columbia Street. For the city itself, its neighborhoods and its market, see the library's South Pasadena page.

40Houses with a named architect

0Architect attributed only

19Builder named too

23First family named too

22Confirmed standing

Questions

Who designed the houses in South Pasadena?

On this record, 40 houses in South Pasadena name their architect, and the architects named most are G. Lawrence Stimson (architect and builder, 5), G. Woodbury Stimson (architect and builder, 3) and Greene & Greene (architect, 2). For 19 of them the documents name the builder too.

When were most of South Pasadena's houses on record built?

The decades with the most houses here are the 1920s (19), the 1900s (6) and the 1960s (6). The single busiest year on record is 1925.

How do I find out who designed my house in South Pasadena?

Look for your street in the table on this page; 40 South Pasadena houses here name the architect, and every architect is in the register with the rest of the work credited to that name. For the year, the Los Angeles County Assessor is the first place to check; its year built is often there, though it can be approximate or missing. Who designed my house? walks through the records in order.

If your house is not here, ask me. I'm Greg Anderson of Arroyo Casa, and I walk South Pasadena's streets with door hangers. Few South Pasadena records name an architect, and when one does, I can tell you what it says.

The record

Every house with a named architect.

The 40 South Pasadena houses whose architect a document names, in the order they were built, with the builder and the first family where the documents name them.

Find a street, name or style40 houses

House	Built	Style	Designed by	Built by	First family	Record
909 Lyndon Street East Wynyate	1887 county: 1896	Shingle Style home	Frederick L. Roehrig library		Donald M. Graham and Margaret Collier Graham first owner	Survey2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 339 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 43
1005 Buena Vista Street F. Howard Longley Residence (Longley House)	1897		Greene & Greene library		F. Howard Longley first owner	National Register record2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 261 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 9 National Register of Historic Places record: Longley, Howard, House, p. 1 National Register nomination: Howard Longley House, p. 1 Howard Longley House, National Register photograph documentation, p. 2 South Pasadena General Plan, Chapter V, Historic Preservation Element, p. 6
929 Buena Vista Street Childs House	1901	Craftsman home	Charles W. Buchanan		Emma Childs first owner	Survey2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 274 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 9 South Pasadena General Plan, Chapter V, Historic Preservation Element, p. 6 Standing
1001 Buena Vista Street Garfield House	1902	Craftsman home	Greene & Greene library		Lucretia Garfield first owner	Survey2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 325 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 9 South Pasadena General Plan, Chapter V, Historic Preservation Element, p. 6 Standing
1109 Columbia Street Stone/brooks House	1908	Swiss Chalet Craftsman home	G. Lawrence Stimson library G. Woodbury Stimson	G. Lawrence Stimson library G. Woodbury Stimson		National Register record2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 332 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 13 Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 27
1127 Columbia Street Henry Stephen Boice House	1908	Craftsman home	G. Lawrence Stimson library G. Woodbury Stimson	G. Lawrence Stimson library G. Woodbury Stimson		National Register record2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 332 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 13 Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 28 Standing
227 Oaklawn Ave Casa Incantata Later work: details by Charles and Henry Greene	1908	Mission Revival home	G. Lawrence Stimson library			Landmark recordCultural Heritage Commission memo (Item 5, Mills Act application..., p. 15 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 346 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 66 Standing
304 Oaklawn	1909		G. Lawrence Stimson library			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 108 Standing
1131 Columbia Street	1910	Swiss Chalet Craftsman home	G. Lawrence Stimson library G. Woodbury Stimson	G. Lawrence Stimson library G. Woodbury Stimson		National Register record2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 332 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 13 Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 29
1301 Chelten Way Miltimore House	1911	Mission Revival home	Irving Gill			National Register record2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 10 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 12 National Register nomination: Miltimore House and NPGallery record, p. 1 Miltimore House, National Register photograph and map documentation, p. 4 South Pasadena General Plan, Chapter V, Historic Preservation Element, p. 6 Standing
1817 Spruce St	1924 Nov. 28		A. C. Zimmerman	C. D. Goldthwaite	J. A. Austin first owner	Building notices, 1924 and 19251924 building notice 1925 building notice Standing
2028 Amherst Drive	1924 county year	Spanish Colonial Revival home	Whiting, Boynton & Potts (designer and builder)	Whiting	C. F. Coerper first owner	Survey Building notice, 1924City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 3 1924 building notice
1307 Milan Ave	1925 Aug. 7		F. D. Harrington	A. E. Finley	Clement R. Bird first owner	Building notice, 19251925 building notice
1335 Indiana Ave	1925	Spanish Colonial Revival home	Harold Cross	Harry Reichardt		Survey Building notice, 1925City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 339 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 38 1925 building notice Standing
1571 Oakdale Ave	1925 Aug. 21		Herbert R. Brewster		Prof. Abrasol Miller first owner	Building notice, 19251925 building notice
1719 Diamond Ave	1925 Dec. 18		Ruoff & Munson	Carl G. Johnson	W. M. Glassell first owner	Building notice, 19251925 building notice
2017 Amherst St	1925 Jan. 30		R. J. Kieffer	Hans Styker & Sons	Frank Palmer first owner	Building notice, 19251925 building notice Standing
2048 Edgewood Drive	1925 county year	Tudor Revival home	Paul R. Williams library	Garnett Tyler J. C. Bowman	C. H. Burnett first owner	Survey Building notices, 1925 and 1926City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 16 1925 building notice 1926 building notice
2221 Fairfield Ave	1925 March 6		Witmer & Watson	D. C. Messinger	Rhoda E. Robinson first owner	Building notice, 19251925 building notice
1315 Chelten Way	1926 county year	Colonial Revival home	Rudolph Falkenrath		A. L. Abrahams first owner	Survey Building notice, 1925City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 297 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 12 1925 building notice
2024 Ashbourne Drive	1926	Monterey Colonial home	R. E. Coate	Philip E. Thomas and Robert H. Stephenson	Francis Baer first owner	Survey Building notices, 1926 and 1927City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 4 1926 building notice 1927 building notice Standing
1020 Highland Street	1927 Jan. 7	Mediterranean Revival home	Bennett & Haskell library	Arthur T. Paulson	Mrs. J. Van Aalst first owner	Survey Building notice, 19271927 building notice City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 34 Standing
3259 Deronda St.	1927 Jan. 14		Carl Lindbom		Robert C. Kerr first owner	Building notice, 19271927 building notice
411 Prospect Circle A. C. Buttalph, Jr. House	1927 April 22	Spanish Colonial Revival home	McNeal Swasey	John Pittendrigh	A. C. Buettolph Jr. first owner	Survey Building notice, 19271927 building notice City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 73 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 349 Standing
822 Summit dr	1927 July 29		H. A. Armstrong Co.	H. A. Armstrong Co.	R. J. Geissinger first owner	Survey Building notice, 19271927 building notice City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 350
1931 Fremont Ave	1928 March 30		M. C. Armstrong	H. A. Armstrong Co.	Joseph A. and Marion V. V. Willard first owner	Building notice, 19281928 building notice Standing
816 Bonita Drive Grokowsky House	1928	International Style home	R. M. Schindler			Survey2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 116 City of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 13 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 7 South Pasadena General Plan, Chapter V, Historic Preservation Element, p. 6
1317 Gates Pl	1929 Dec. 20		Stephen A. Gordon	Stephen A. Gorden	Frank G. Lord first owner	Building notice, 19291929 building notice Standing
358 S Palm Ave	1929 Sept. 20		Raphael Nicolais			Building notice, 19291929 building notice
739 Hermosa St	1930 Jan. 3		Roland E. Coate library	Earl S. Osborn	William Hale first owner	Building notice, 19301930 building notice
325 Monterey Road Fleet House	1947	Modern home	Henry Dreyfuss and Edward Larrabee Barnes			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 13 2021-2029 Housing Element Environmental Assessment, p. 117 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 59
528 Hermosa Avenue Wilkins House	1948		Richard Neutra			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 13 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 34 Standing
534 Arroyo Parkway Cox House	1959	Mid-Century Modern home	John Galbraith			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 13 Los Angeles Conservancy, Historic Places: Cox House, p. 1 Standing
1231 Via del Rey Los Angeles Times Home Magazine Model House of 1964	1964	Modern home	Robert H. Skinner			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 15 Standing
1325 Via Del Rey Monterey Speculative House	1964		Harlan H. Pedersen			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 235 Standing
1400 Via Del Rey John Andrews Residence	1964		Buff, Straub & Hensman library			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 13 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 81 Standing
730 La Portada Street Chaix Residence	1966		Alfred V. Chaix			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 235 Standing
1743 Camino Lindo Melbye Residence	1967		Tryon & Driskel			SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 15 Standing
612 Camino Verde Jay Chiat House	1967	International Style home	Carl Maston		Jay Chiat first owner	SurveyCity of South Pasadena Citywide Historic Context Statement, Final..., p. 13 City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 11 Standing
1913 Oak Street	not given	Colonial Revival home	Lester H. Hibbard	Stanton, Reed & Hibbard	Berryman, Helen S. and John R. Berryman Jr. first owner	Survey Building notice, 1928City of South Pasadena Inventory of Historic Resources, p. 64 1928 building notice

The architects

Who designed South Pasadena.

G. Lawrence Stimson (architect and builder, 5), G. Woodbury Stimson (architect and builder, 3) and Greene & Greene (architect, 2)

G. Woodbury Stimson · 3 houses in South Pasadena
Charles W. Buchanan · 1 houses in South Pasadena
The 1927 Valley House Record · 4 South Pasadena houses

About this record

How this record is built.

This record is compiled by the Arroyo Casa Archive of Records from public documents: city and county historic resources surveys and inventories, National Register nominations, landmark designation reports and council records, planning documents and preservation groups' publications, plus the building notices of 1917 to 1930, printed as houses were permitted, contracted or announced. Where a house was matched to the Los Angeles County Assessor's record at the same address in the same city, the page says whether the county confirms it standing. A house is shown only when one of those documents names its architect, and the builder and the first family are shown beside the architect where a document names them. Each house carries the kind of document behind it, and a credit the document itself calls likely, probable, possible or attributed is marked attributed. The methodology and every source document are on one page.

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