David A. Ogilvie.
Listed by the State Board of Architecture from 1926. 13 houses on record, 9 standing.
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Ogilvie, David A., certificate B 1233, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 71). The California State Board of Architecture's report of 1926 lists him. The documents behind this record name him as the architect of 13 houses in Pasadena and Alhambra, built from 1925 to 1933; for 9 of them, the Los Angeles County Assessor's record at the same address confirms the house standing.
Every house on record.
Standing houses first, then the rest, each with the name as the documents print it, the builder and the first family where a document names them, and every document behind it.
| House | Built | Style | Named in the documents as | Built by | First family | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 Sierra View Rd Pasadena | 1925 | D. A. Ogilvie | C. E. Sloan | William F. Johnston | 1925 building notice Standing | |
| 309 Wigmore Drive Pasadena | 1925 | Colonial Revival home | David A. Ogilvie | Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 103 Standing | ||
| 560 Rosemont Avenue Pasadena Prospect Park | 1927 county year 1928 | French Normandy Revival home | David A. Ogilvie | C. R. Greenough | Mr. Y. Owsley | 1927 building notice Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 14 Standing |
| 620 S. Sierra Bonita Ave Pasadena | 1927 county year 1893 | David A. Ogilvie | Lloyd Aspinwall | Building notice, Oct. 21, 1927 Standing | ||
| 885 San Rafael Pasadena | 1927 county year 1928 | David A. Ogilvie | Peter Hall | Kenyon Reynolds; Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon Reynolds | 1927 building notice Building notice, Dec. 2, 1927 Standing | |
| 530 Prospect Boulevard Pasadena Prospect Park | 1928 | French Normandy Revival home | David A. Ogilvie A. Ogilvie | Peter Hall | H. B. Grandin; H. Grandin | 1928 building notice Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 24 Building notice, June 22, 1928 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year) Standing |
| 1074 Prospect Boulevard Pasadena Prospect Park | 1929 | Tudor Revival home survey or nomination English 1929 building notice | David A. Ogilvie | Reeves & Howes | F. J. Mills | 1929 building notice Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 27 Building notice, Aug. 9, 1929 Building notice, Sept. 13, 1929 Standing |
| 1370 Hillcrest Ave Pasadena | 1929 county year 1924 | David A. Ogilvie | Peter Hall | Leet W. Bissell | 1929 building notice Building notice, June 28, 1929 Standing | |
| 315 Bellefontaine Street Pasadena Markham Place | 1933 | English Revival home | David A. Ogilvie David Ogilvie | Markham Place Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 6 Standing | ||
| 800 Linda Vista St Pasadena | 1925 county year 2018 | D. A. Ogilvie | Peter Hall | M. Cochrane Armour | 1925 building notice County shows a later house, built 2018 | |
| 560 Lester St Alhambra | 1927 | David A. Ogilvie | C. R. Greenough | Y. Owsley | Building notice, Nov. 11, 1927 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 901 S. San Rafael Avenue Pasadena | 1928 county year 1924 | Tudor Revival home | David A. Ogilvie David Ogilvie | Peter Hall | Designation of 182 South Orange Grove Boulevard as a Historic Monument, p. 7 City Council staff report: Landmark Designation: 901 S. San..., pp. 1, 4 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 780 Chaucer Ave Pasadena | 1929 | David Ogilvie | Kenneth L. Colborn | J. Rounds | Building notice, April 12, 1929 Not confirmed at the county |
When was David A. Ogilvie licensed?
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Ogilvie, David A., certificate B 1233, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 71). The California State Board of Architecture's report of 1926 lists him.
Where are David A. Ogilvie's houses?
The houses the documents credit to him are in Pasadena (12, 9 standing) and Alhambra (1, none standing). On the Who Built pages, 3 are in Prospect Park and 1 is in Markham Place.
Which of David A. Ogilvie's houses are still standing?
The county's record at the same address confirms 9 of the 13 standing: 206 Sierra View Rd, Pasadena, 309 Wigmore Drive, Pasadena, 560 Rosemont Avenue, Pasadena, 620 S. Sierra Bonita Ave, Pasadena, 885 San Rafael, Pasadena, 530 Prospect Boulevard, Pasadena, 1074 Prospect Boulevard, Pasadena, 1370 Hillcrest Ave, Pasadena and 315 Bellefontaine Street, Pasadena. For the rest, the county shows a later house or a vacant lot at the address, or the address was not matched; each house's row says which.
Who can tell me if David A. Ogilvie designed my house?
I can check. I'm Greg Anderson of Arroyo Casa. Send me the address and I'll tell you whether a document behind this record names David A. Ogilvie as its architect, and which document says so.
Where each fact comes from.
The license entries:
- State Board of Architectural Examiners, 1961 roster, numbered list, p. 71
- Eighth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1926, p. 27
The house documents, each linked from its row above. A building notice is cited by its date; the notices are described on the main page.
- 1925 building notice
- Pasadena Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 103
- 1927 building notice
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 14
- Building notice, Oct. 21, 1927
- Building notice, Dec. 2, 1927
- 1928 building notice
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 24
- Building notice, June 22, 1928 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year)
- 1929 building notice
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 27
- Building notice, Aug. 9, 1929
- Building notice, Sept. 13, 1929
- Building notice, June 28, 1929
- Markham Place Historic District, National Register of Historic..., p. 6
- Building notice, Nov. 11, 1927
- Designation of 182 South Orange Grove Boulevard as a Historic Monument, p. 7
- City Council staff report: Landmark Designation: 901 S. San..., pp. 1, 4
- Building notice, April 12, 1929
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