{"nrhp_refnum":"04000325","name":"House at 674 Elliot Drive","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"674 Elliot Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.12515509200006,"lon":-118.13692595699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Craftsman style single-family house at 674 Elliot Drive in the Oak Knoll area of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1911 and designed by Arthur S. Heineman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent example of a two-story Arts and Crafts period house in Pasadena. It embodies the design, craftsmanship and materials of that movement, using heavy timber, wide eaves with exposed rafters and wood shingle cladding. Its dominant front porch gable has a hand-shaped trussing system showing Japanese or Oriental influence, and the house retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1911 in Pasadena's Oak Knoll area, this two-story Craftsman house at 674 Elliot Drive was designed by Arthur S. Heineman and built by John H. Simpson for Winslow B. Ross, a rancher, and his wife Mary. The wood-framed house has multiple low-pitched intersecting gables, wide open eaves with exposed rafter tails, and walls clad in coursed cedar shingles. Its most striking feature is the large front porch gable, held up by a patterned system of hand-shaped timbers that appears Japanese-influenced and rests on stuccoed Tuscan columns. Inside, the living room has heavy ceiling beams and a tile fireplace by Ernest Batchelder with inglenook benches. Alterations have been modest, including a glassed-in sleeping porch in 1938, a kitchen remodel in 1960 and some 1990s changes. It was listed for its architecture, as an excellent example of Arts and Crafts residential design in Pasadena that keeps its integrity.","period_of_significance":"1911","architect_builder":"Arthur S. Heineman (architect); John H. Simpson (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with a high degree of architectural integrity and few exterior alterations; it remains in use as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.677508-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/04000325.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000325/c548a9f469-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000325/c548a9f469-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TheCatalyst31","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_674_Elliot_Drive.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">TheCatalyst31</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_674_Elliot_Drive.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857510","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_674_Elliot_Drive","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16892473"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/house-at-674-elliot-drive-04000325/"}