The Valley House Record

The 1950s Valley House Record.

Every house this record dates to the 1950s whose architect a document names and that is not on a year page of its own, with who built it and who first owned it, where the record names them.

The houses this record dates to the 1950s whose architect a document names, in the years with fewer than 100 such houses, with who built them and who first owned them where the record names them: 1950 (5), 1951 (3), 1952 (5), 1953 (3), 1954 (2), 1955 (4), 1956 (6), 1957 (3), 1958 (4) and 1959 (7).

42Houses with a named architect

0Architect attributed only

7Builder named too

14First family named too

35Confirmed standing

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Every house on record.

Sorted by year, then city and street. A date under the year is the date of the building notice.

Find a street, name or style42 houses

House	Built	Style	Designed by	Built by	First family	Record
1083 Glen Oaks Boulevard Ladd Studio Pasadena	1950		Thornton Ladd		Thornton Ladd first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 280 California Terrace as a Landmark, p. 8 Standing
1350 La Loma Road Robert Earl Langdon, Jr. Residence Pasadena	1950	Mid-Century Modern home	Robert Earl Langdon Jr.		Robert Earl Langdon Jr. first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of the Robert Earl Langdon, Jr., Residence at 1350 La..., p. 4 Standing
1350 Linda Ridge Road Ralphs House Pasadena	1950	Mid-Century Modern home	Gregory Ain	Richard M. Illsley	Walter W. Ralphs Jr. first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of 1350 Linda Ridge Road as a Landmark, p. 2 Standing
1125 Mesita Road the Zook house Pasadena	1950	Mid-Century Modern home	Harold B. Zook		Harold B. Zook first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of 1125 Mesita Road as a Landmark, p. 1 Designation of the House at 95 Tustin Road as a Landmark, p. 5 Standing
95 Tustin Road Pasadena	1950	Mid-Century Modern home	Harold B. Zook		Bryant & Patricia Myers first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 95 Tustin Road as a Landmark, p. 2 Standing
115 East Oak Park Drive The Alexander Home Claremont	1951	Mid-Century Modern home	Foster Rhodes Jackson		Roger and Louise Alexander first owner	Preservation groupClaremont Heritage 2021 Home Tour booklet (Notable Architects), p. 18 Standing
685 Old Mill Road Pasadena	1951		Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of 875 Canon Drive as a Landmark, p. 26 Standing
1616 Poppy Peak Drive Pasadena	1951	Mid-Century Modern home	William Henry Taylor			National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 38 Standing
875 Canon Drive Pasadena Later work: lattice house, cottage and garden walls by Greene & Greene	1952	Mid-Century Modern home	Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of 875 Canon Drive as a Landmark, p. 15 Standing
945 Hillcrest Place Pasadena	1952		Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of 875 Canon Drive as a Landmark, p. 26 Designation of the House at 180 South San Rafael Avenue as a Landmark, p. 6 Standing
1049 La Lorna Road Pasadena	1952		Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 180 South San Rafael Avenue as a Landmark, p. 6
1475 Linda Ridge Road Margaret Driscoll House Pasadena	1952	Ranch house	Cliff May		Margaret Driscoll first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 1475 Linda Ridge Road as a Historic..., p. 1 Standing
949 S. San Rafael Avenue Crowell House Pasadena	1952	Japanese-inspired home	Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of 875 Canon Drive as a Landmark, p. 26 Designation of the House at 180 South San Rafael Avenue as a Landmark, p. 6 Standing
579 Garden Lane Lavenant Residence Pasadena	1953		Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of 875 Canon Drive as a Landmark, p. 27 Standing
300 S. Holliston Avenue Lavenant Residence Pasadena	1953		Smith & Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 180 South San Rafael Avenue as a Landmark, p. 6
131 W Orange St San Gabriel	1953	Spanish Colonial Revival home	Scott Quintin	Victor Torres (the owner)		SurveyCity of San Gabriel Citywide Historic Resources Survey Report, Phase 1, p. 30 Phase 1 Appendix B: DPR Forms (final) and Select DPR Forms (draft), p. 131 Standing
1100 Paso Alto Drive Pasadena	1954 county year		Thornton Ladd			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 280 California Terrace as a Landmark, p. 8
510 Rosemont Avenue Pasadena	1954	Ranch house	Harold Bissner	Chris Mowry	Fred Corey first owner	National Register recordProspect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 14 Standing
675 West 8th Street The Benjamin House Claremont	1955	Mid-Century Modern home	Fred McDowell		Karl and Beverly Benjamin first owner	Preservation groupClaremont Heritage 2021 Home Tour booklet (Notable Architects), p. 13 Standing
507 Bellefontaine Street Hodges House Pasadena	1955		Thornton Ladd			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 280 California Terrace as a Landmark, p. 7 Standing
820 Burleigh Dr. Norton, John, House Pasadena	1955	Modern home	Buff, Straub & Hensman library			National Register recordNational Register of Historic Places record: Norton, John, House, p. 1 Standing
1540 Poppy Peak Drive Perkins House Pasadena	1955	Mid-Century Modern home	Richard Neutra			National Register recordDesignation of 1350 Linda Ridge Road as a Landmark, p. 5 Designation of the Condominium Building at 1000 Cordova Street, p. 6 Designation of the House at 280 California Terrace as a Landmark, p. 6 Designation of the House at 580 Arbor Street as a Landmark, p. 4 Designation of the House at 701 Linda Vista Avenue as a Landmark, p. 4 Designation of the House at 901 Laguna Road as a Landmark, p. 5 Designation of the House at 95 Tustin Road as a Landmark, p. 4 Poppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 40 Standing
5323 Palm Dr Squire House La Cañada Flintridge	1956	Mid-Century Modern home	Pierre Koenig			Landmark recordCity of La Cañada Flintridge Official Register of Historic Properties, p. 6 La Cañada Flintridge City Council Resolution No. 20-34 amending..., p. 6 Standing
1024 Armada Drive Pasadena	1956		Pleger, Blurock, and Hogan	Merrill A. Wood	Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Thompson first owner	National Register recordProspect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 30 Standing
541 Fremont Drive Mello, Clarence and Mary, House Pasadena	1956	Modern home	Buff, Straub & Hensman library	C. E. Hello (the owner)	C. E. Hello first owner	National Register recordNational Register of Historic Places record: Mello, Clarence and..., p. 1 Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 13 Standing
1280 Glen Oaks Boulevard Ladd House Pasadena	1956		Thornton Ladd			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 280 California Terrace as a Landmark, p. 7 Standing
1626 Pleasant Way Pasadena	1956	Ranch house	Henry Rothau			National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 10 Standing
209 N Pine St San Gabriel	1956	Mid-Century Modern home	Jo Paul Rognstad	Jo Paul Rognstad		SurveyCity of San Gabriel Citywide Historic Resources Survey Report, Phase 1, p. 30 City of San Gabriel Historic Resources Survey, Phase 1 Appendix..., p. 12 Phase 1 Appendix B: DPR Forms (final) and Select DPR Forms (draft), p. 139 Standing
1401 Sugar Loaf Dr Residence La Cañada Flintridge	1957	Mid-Century Modern home	John C. Lindsay			Landmark recordCity of La Cañada Flintridge Official Register of Historic Properties, p. 6 La Cañada Flintridge City Council Resolution No. 20-34 amending..., p. 6 Standing
919 La Loma Rd. Frank, Richard and Mary Alice, House Pasadena	1957	Modern home	Buff, Straub & Hensman library			National Register recordNational Register of Historic Places record: Frank, Richard and..., p. 1 Standing
1525 Poppy Peak Drive Pasadena	1957		Kenneth Nishimoto		Kenneth Nishimoto first owner	National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 45 Standing
2275 Santa Rosa Avenue Case Study House (20th in the series) Altadena	1958	Mid-Century Modern home	Buff, Straub & Hensman library			SurveyLos Angeles County West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan, Appendix B..., p. 188 Standing
512 Glen Ct. Pike, Robert and Barbara, House Pasadena	1958	Modern home	Calvin Straub library			National Register recordNational Register of Historic Places record: Pike, Robert and..., p. 1 Standing
1617 Pleasant Way the Wirick House Pasadena	1958	Mid-Century Modern home	Calvin Straub library	Tom Gage		National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 33 Standing
1695 Poppy Peak Drive Thompson House Pasadena	1958 county year	Mid-Century Modern home	Buff, Straub & Hensman library		Alexander Pyper first owner	National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 35
641 Arbor Street Pasadena	1959	Modern home	John L. Pugsley			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 580 Arbor Street as a Landmark, p. 6 Master Application and Supplemental Application for Historic..., p. 13 Standing
360 California Terrace Pasadena	1959	Modern home	John L. Pugsley			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 580 Arbor Street as a Landmark, p. 6 Master Application and Supplemental Application for Historic..., p. 13 Standing
1599 Pleasant Drive The Johnson/Nuetzel House Pasadena	1959	Ranch house	Buff, Straub & Hensman library			National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 44
1585 Pleasant Way The Tucker House Pasadena	1959 county: 1966	Mid-Century Modern home	James Pulliam			National Register recordPoppy Peak Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 21
1151 Romney Drive Pasadena	1959 county year		Paul R. Williams library			Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 200 Fern Drive as a Historic Monument, p. 8
180 South San Rafael Avenue Pasadena	1959	Mid-Century Modern home	Smith & Williams library		R. A. Crowell first owner	Landmark recordDesignation of the House at 180 South San Rafael Avenue as a Landmark, p. 1 Standing
534 Arroyo Parkway Cox House South Pasadena	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

The 1940s · 28 houses
The 1960s · 33 houses
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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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