Leon Caryl Brockway.
Listed by the State Board of Architecture from 1920. 21 houses on record, 15 standing.
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Brockway, Leon Caryl, certificate B 696, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 69). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1920, 1923 and 1926 list him with certificate B 692 and B 696. The documents behind this record name him as the architect of 21 houses in Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia and San Marino, built from 1914 to 1929; for 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544 Prescott St Pasadena | 1914 | Buchanan Brockway | C. N. Stanley | Mrs. Frances De W. Tinstman | Building notice, Aug. 1, 1914 Standing | |
| 479 Maylin St Pasadena | 1915 county year 1901 | Buchanan Brockway | J. T. Houseman and G. H. Clark | Building notice, June 26, 1915 Standing | ||
| 1384 N Los Robles Ave Pasadena | 1916 | Buchanan Brockway | E. A. Wells | W. C. Humphreys | Building notice, March 25, 1916 Standing | |
| 860 N Marengo Ave Pasadena | 1921 | Leon C. Brockway | 1921 building notice Standing | |||
| 869 Oakland Ave Pasadena | 1921 | Leon C. Brockway | R. S. Martin | Mrs. Ada P. Heldman | 1921 building notice 1922 building notice Standing | |
| 188 S Bonnie Pasadena | 1922 | Leon C. Brockway | Edna J. Rowley | Edna J. Rowley | 1922 building notice Standing | |
| 817 Oakland Ave Pasadena | 1922 | Leon C. Brockway | J. T. Bibb | 1922 building notice Standing | ||
| 965 Arden Rd. Pasadena | 1923 | Leon C. Brockway | City Council presentation: Arden Road Landmark District (LD-28), p. 9 Standing | |||
| 1051 Prospect Boulevard Pasadena Prospect Park | 1924 | Mediterranean Revival home | Leon C. Brockway | W. A. Taylor & Sons | Luther Newby | Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 29 Standing |
| 1010 Prospect Boulevard Pasadena Prospect Park | 1925 county year 1914 | Colonial Revival home | Leon C. Brockway | J. Milton Harvey | Leo G. McLaughlin | Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 26 Standing |
| 1376 Ridge Way Pasadena | 1925 | Italian 1925 building notice | Leon C. Brockway | J. W. Jean Co. | Samuer B. Coey | 1925 building notice Standing |
| 842 S Madison Ave Pasadena | 1925 | Colonial 1925 building notice | Leon C. Brockway | Jean & Doud | La Rence M. and Clara H. Jones | 1925 building notice Standing |
| 976 Hillside Ter Pasadena | 1927 | Leon C. Brockway | South Pasadena Co | Carrie M. and E. Fish; Misses Fish | Building notice, Sept. 16, 1927 Standing | |
| 565 Allendale Rd Pasadena | 1929 county year 1924 | Brockway | J. M. Harvey | C. F. Potter | Building notice, March 15, 1929 Standing | |
| 2047 Courtland Ave San Marino | 1929 | Brockway | R. F. Ensign | Building notice, May 3, 1929 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year) Standing | ||
| 101 Franklin Ave Pasadena | 1915 | Buchanan Brockway | Lewis & Greer | Washington Christian Church | Building notice, June 12, 1915 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 280 S Euclid Ave Pasadena | 1917 county year 1972 | Buchanan Brockway | M. R. Mitchell | M. S. Pashgian | Building notice, Feb. 10, 1917 County shows a later house, built 1972 | |
| 700 Berkshire Avenue La Cañada Flintridge | 1918 | Mediterranean Revival home | Buchanan & Brockway BUCHANAN BROCKWAY | City of La Cañada Flintridge Official Register of Historic Properties, p. 1 La Cañada Flintridge City Council Resolution No. 20-34 amending..., p. 4 La Cañada Flintridge General Plan Update, Draft Program EIR..., p. 6 City of La Canada Flintridge Official Register of Historic..., p. 1 Not confirmed at the county | ||
| 232 N Madison St Pasadena | 1922 | Leon C. Brockway | Mrs. Mary E. Waite | 1922 building notice Not confirmed at the county | ||
| 457 N Primrose Ave Monrovia | 1925 also given as 1929 | Brockway & Stone Brockway | C. S. Cramlet; Ted Laveson and Eric Persson; Laveson & Persson; Ted Laveson and Eric Persson | H. B. and Florence M. Dobyns | 1925 building notice 1929 building notice Building notice, Sept. 13, 1929 Not confirmed at the county | |
| 603 S Grand Ave Pasadena | 1929 county year 1947 | Spanish 1929 building notice | Brockway & Stone Brockway | E. P. Groetzinger | 1929 building notice Building notice, Sept. 20, 1929 Not confirmed at the county |
When was Leon Caryl Brockway licensed?
The State Board of Architectural Examiners' 1961 roster prints him as Brockway, Leon Caryl, certificate B 696, among the architects licensed from 1901 to 1929 (p. 69). The California State Board of Architecture's reports of 1920, 1923 and 1926 list him with certificate B 692 and B 696.
Where are Leon Caryl Brockway's houses?
The houses the documents credit to him are in Pasadena (18, 14 standing), La Cañada Flintridge (1, none standing), Monrovia (1, none standing) and San Marino (1, standing). On the Who Built pages, 2 are in Prospect Park.
Which of Leon Caryl Brockway's houses are still standing?
The county's record at the same address confirms 15 of the 21 standing: 544 Prescott St, Pasadena, 479 Maylin St, Pasadena, 1384 N Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, 860 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, 869 Oakland Ave, Pasadena, 188 S Bonnie, Pasadena, 817 Oakland Ave, Pasadena, 965 Arden Rd., Pasadena, 1051 Prospect Boulevard, Pasadena, 1010 Prospect Boulevard, Pasadena, 1376 Ridge Way, Pasadena, 842 S Madison Ave, Pasadena, 976 Hillside Ter, Pasadena, 565 Allendale Rd, Pasadena and 2047 Courtland Ave, San Marino. 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 Leon Caryl Brockway 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 Leon Caryl Brockway 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. 69
- Sixth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1920, p. 38
- Seventh Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1923, p. 14
- Eighth Report of the California State Board of Architecture, 1926, p. 23
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.
- Building notice, Aug. 1, 1914
- Building notice, June 26, 1915
- Building notice, March 25, 1916
- 1921 building notice
- 1922 building notice
- City Council presentation: Arden Road Landmark District (LD-28), p. 9
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 29
- Prospect Historic District, National Register of Historic Places..., p. 26
- 1925 building notice
- Building notice, Sept. 16, 1927
- Building notice, March 15, 1929
- Building notice, May 3, 1929 (no house number printed; matched by street, owner and year)
- Building notice, June 12, 1915
- Building notice, Feb. 10, 1917
- City of La Cañada Flintridge Official Register of Historic Properties, p. 1
- La Cañada Flintridge City Council Resolution No. 20-34 amending..., p. 4
- La Cañada Flintridge General Plan Update, Draft Program EIR..., p. 6
- City of La Canada Flintridge Official Register of Historic..., p. 1
- 1929 building notice
- Building notice, Sept. 13, 1929
- Building notice, Sept. 20, 1929
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