{"nrhp_refnum":"11000494","name":"Hood, Mrs. J.H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"494 Ellis St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.14089493400007,"lon":-118.16067226099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-08-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story single-family house at 494 Ellis Street in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1886 by the Swift Brothers on Colorado Court and moved to its present lot in 1901.","why_significant":"The house is judged locally significant under Criterion C as a notable example of Folk Victorian architecture with Queen Anne influences. It keeps its original design, materials and workmanship, including a spindlework porch and fish-scale shingled gables. The 1901 move is treated as part of the period of significance and does not bar listing.","narrative":"This two-and-one-half-story house at 494 Ellis Street in Pasadena was built in 1886 by the Swift Brothers on Colorado Court and moved to its current lot in 1901. It is a Folk Victorian dwelling with some Queen Anne features. The symmetrical front has a porch running its full length, with turned posts, balusters and lace-like spindlework brackets. Wooden drop siding covers the walls, and the gable ends have fish-scale shingles, sunburst cutouts or stickwork. Windows include bordered glass with colored lights and decorative sills. The roof combines hipped and gabled forms. Alterations are minor: a small polygonal bay added in 2009, a replaced front door and a rebuilt chimney. A 1977 detached garage on the lot does not contribute to its significance. The house was listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved local example of the Folk Victorian style. Its move early in the twentieth century reflects a common Pasadena pattern, and the move falls within the period of significance.","period_of_significance":"1886-1901","architect_builder":"Swift Brothers (Builder)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Stick/Eastlake; Other/Folk Victorian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single-family dwelling. Minor alterations include a 2009 polygonal bay on the east side, a replaced front door and a rebuilt chimney. A 1977 two-story garage is non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.753026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11000494.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000494/82ea9ad6d2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000494/82ea9ad6d2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rschen7754","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mrs._J.H._Hood_House_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rschen7754</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:Mrs._J.H._Hood_House_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857488","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133289967"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/hood-mrs-j-h-house-11000494/"}