Joseph J. Kucera.
Listed by the State Board of Architecture from 1923. 4 houses on record, 3 standing.
The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1923 and 1926 list him. The documents behind this record name him as the architect of 4 houses in Pasadena, built from 1925 to 1927; for 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 Prospect Boulevard Pasadena Prospect Park | 1925 | French Normandy Revival home | Joseph Kucera & George H. Daniels Associates | C. C. Johnson & Son | Julia Lockwood & Marjorie Lewis | 1925 building notice Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 22 Standing |
| 1436 N. Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena | 1927 | Joseph J. Kucera | Dale M. McCune | Mrs. Harry Coleman | 1927 building notice Standing | |
| 285 W California St Pasadena | 1927 | Joseph J. Kucera | Dale M. McCune | M. and Mrs. Martin Edinger | 1927 building notice Standing | |
| 303 N Hill St Pasadena | 1925 county year 1964 | Joseph J. Kucera | E. B. Lefever | G. E. Richardson | 1925 building notice County shows a later house, built 1964 |
When was Joseph J. Kucera licensed?
The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1923 and 1926 list him.
Where are Joseph J. Kucera's houses?
The houses the documents credit to him are in Pasadena (4, 3 standing). On the Who Built pages, 1 is in Prospect Park.
Which of Joseph J. Kucera's houses are still standing?
The county's record at the same address confirms 3 of the 4 standing: 750 Prospect Boulevard, Pasadena, 1436 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena and 285 W California St, 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 Joseph J. Kucera 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 Joseph J. Kucera as its architect, and which document says so.
Where each fact comes from.
The license entries:
- Seventh Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1923, p. 16
- Eighth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1926, p. 26
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.
Find who designed your house.
Every house has a birth year. Start with the owner's guide: how to find who designed and built your house, who lived in it first, and what this record already holds.
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