{"nrhp_refnum":"82000967","name":"Civic Center Financial District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"E. Colorado Blvd. and Marengo Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.145995570000025,"lon":-118.14566531399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small historic district in Pasadena, California, made up of five bank and office buildings built between 1905 and 1928 around East Colorado Boulevard and Marengo Avenue.","why_significant":"The district is significant both as a group reflecting Pasadena's early twentieth-century commercial growth, especially in the 1920s, and for the high-quality architecture of its individual buildings. It forms a link between the nearby Civic Center development, the evolution of downtown, and local architectural trends. The buildings use classical design and were produced by leading Los Angeles and Pasadena architects.","narrative":"Five bank and office buildings cluster around East Colorado Boulevard and Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, forming a small financial district built between 1905 and 1928. An eight-story Second Renaissance Revival bank and a seven-story Neo-Classical bank anchor the group. Three two-story buildings extend north along Marengo Avenue. Architects include Curlett and Beelman, John Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom, Benjamin G. Horton, and Leon C. Brockway. The district grew as Pasadena's commercial center spread eastward from Old Pasadena and as the nearby Civic Center, built from 1915 into the early 1930s, drew banks and offices to the area. Its classical styling gave the buildings prestige and a visual link to the civic institutions. The two large banks, set on a rise, have long formed a gateway to the Civic Center. Interiors such as the Citizens Bank banking room remain largely intact, and the buildings are valued for their architecture and their place in the city's downtown development.","period_of_significance":"1905-1928","architect_builder":"Multiple: Curlett and Beelman; John Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom; Benjamin G. Horton; W. B. Edwards; C. F. Driscoll; Leon C. Brockway","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical, Second Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in good condition, with some alterations to storefronts and the Security Pacific banking room; the form says the district retains its architectural integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.987429-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82000967.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000967/60da581cfe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000967/60da581cfe-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brianyoungramirez","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civic_Center_Financial_District_3.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Brianyoungramirez</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:Civic_Center_Financial_District_3.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80000813","name":"Pasadena Civic Center District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/pasadena-civic-center-district-80000813/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859033","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Center_Financial_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681760"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/civic-center-financial-district-82000967/"}