{"nrhp_refnum":"74000527","name":"Longley, Howard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1005 Buena Vista St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"South Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.120467758000075,"lon":-118.15605583599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story shingled frame house at 1005 Buena Vista Street, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, designed by Greene and Greene and dated to 1897.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the earliest surviving example of Greene and Greene architecture in California. It shows their early eclectic, Eastern seaboard-influenced style and an early use of the oriental theme later developed in the Gamble House. It also sits next door to the 1904 Garfield House, allowing comparison of the architects' early and later work.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 1005 Buena Vista Street in South Pasadena was designed by the architects Greene and Greene and dated to 1897. It has shingle siding and roof, dormers, leaded glass windows, and a slightly curved roof with galvanized iron finials that gives an oriental feeling. Squat front columns carry capitals reminiscent of Etruscan design, and carved rosettes sit beneath the wide eaves. Inside, the front hall has elaborate wood paneling, while the living room, dining room and sun-room are plainer. The architects remodeled it in 1910, and a small west wing was added in 1928. It is considered the earliest surviving Greene and Greene work in California and an example of the eclectic approach of their early career. Next door stands the 1904 Garfield House, in the California Bungalow style, so the two homes show the firm's early and later periods side by side. It was listed in 1974.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1897)","architect_builder":"Greene and Greene","architectural_style":"Eclectic (early Greene and Greene, before the California Bungalow)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and used as a private residence, in altered condition. The form notes a possible freeway extension, and the owner of record was the State Department of Transportation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.659845-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/74000527.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000527/f4bf8a680d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000527/f4bf8a680d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cbl62","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_and_Etta_Longley_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:Howard_and_Etta_Longley_House,_South_Pasadena.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859273","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Longley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38250944"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/longley-howard-house-74000527/"}