{"nrhp_refnum":"73000405","name":"Garfield House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1001 Buena Vista St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"South Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.12055078900005,"lon":-118.15681599399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story early California \"Bungalow\" style house at 1001 Buena Vista Street, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1904 and designed by architects Greene and Greene.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as a significant early example of the California Bungalow style as developed by Charles and Henry Greene. It also notes that it was built for Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow of the U.S. President, who lived there from 1904 to 1918. The landscape work, including a river-stone and clinker brick wall and mature trees, adds to its significance.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at 1001 Buena Vista Street in South Pasadena, this two-story shingled house was designed by the architects Charles and Henry Greene for Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow of the U.S. President. She lived there until 1918. The house shows early California Bungalow design, with cedar shingle siding and roof, wide overhanging eaves, and a second floor that projects over the first. A massive clinker brick and river-stone chimney anchors the west side, and river-stones in the foundation and porch posts reflect Japanese influence typical of the Greenes' work. Inside, the plan flows freely, with a skylight of colored art glass over the stair hall, quarter-sawed oak floors and a tile fireplace probably made by Batchelder. A river-stone wall and two trees planted soon after construction survive in the landscape. The house is valued as an early example of the Greenes' developing style and for its link to the Garfield family.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Greene and Greene (Charles and Henry Greene)","architectural_style":"Early California \"Bungalow\" style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, altered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence. Alterations include an enclosed rear sun porch, an east wing, a modernized kitchen and a relocated garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.798396-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/73000405.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000405/6199a6b42c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000405/6199a6b42c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cbl62","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garfield_House,_South_Pasadena.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cbl62</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:Garfield_House,_South_Pasadena.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859140","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_House_(South_Pasadena,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65043789"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/garfield-house-73000405/"}