{"nrhp_refnum":"78000678","name":"Keyes Bungalow","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1337 E. Boston St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Altadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.18236719500004,"lon":-118.12293500899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story-and-a-half brown shingle \"airplane\" California Bungalow at 1337 E. Boston Street in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1911 for Frank E. Keyes, an inventor.","why_significant":"It is argued to be a good example of the airplane bungalow, the last phase of the shingle house before the Craftsman movement faded around World War I. Few airplane bungalows were built in Altadena, and most surviving ones are heavily altered. It was also the home of western author Jackson Gregory in the late 1920s and early 1930s, where Hollywood figures visited him.","narrative":"Perched at about 1,200 feet in the foothills of Altadena, this brown shingle house was built in 1911 for Frank E. Keyes, an inventor. It is an \"airplane\" California Bungalow: a low-pitched roof with long eaves and a small upper room rising from the roof, here placed toward the rear to take in views of the mountains and the San Gabriel Valley. Bedrooms are staggered so each looks toward the front of the lot, and two porches on the east side reflect the era's emphasis on fresh air. Interior woodwork, fieldstone fireplace and built-in cabinetry show Craftsman influence. The property was listed because airplane bungalows were the final development of the shingle house and few were built in Altadena. It was also the home of Jackson Gregory, a prolific western author whose work reached the movies and who hosted film industry figures there. Later alterations include subdivided side yards and repainted woodwork, with restoration ongoing.","period_of_significance":"1911","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"California Bungalow (\"airplane\" bungalow), Craftsman period","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; a restoration project was underway, with the living room, dining room and hallway nearly returned to original condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.196538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000678.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000678/e2dbeb504f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000678/e2dbeb504f-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Einbierbitte","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keyes_Bungalow_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Einbierbitte</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keyes_Bungalow_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859244","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyes_Bungalow","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6398267"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/keyes-bungalow-78000678/"}