{"nrhp_refnum":"82002199","name":"South Marengo Historic District","other_names":["See Also:House at 530 Marengo Ave"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"S. Marengo Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.136794406000035,"lon":-118.14597497399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of twelve Craftsman-style bungalows along South Marengo Avenue between Bellevue Drive and California Boulevard in Pasadena, California, built between 1901 and 1916.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its association with Pasadena's bungalow era and the uniformly high design quality of its individual houses. The bungalows show hallmarks of Craftsman design, including wood doors, broad front windows and cobblestone and Arroyo stone. Several were designed by recognized architects such as Louis B. Easton and C. W. Buchanan.","narrative":"Twelve Craftsman bungalows line South Marengo Avenue in Pasadena between Bellevue Drive and California Boulevard. Built between 1901 and 1916, they sit on a street once known for its prestige and its canopy of pepper trees. The houses share common setbacks, regular driveways, varied gabled rooflines and dark, earthy colors. Many have wide wood front doors, broad windows with small-paned transoms, and porches, chimneys and foundations of cobblestone or Arroyo stone. Variations include a Swiss chalet type, an English-style house and one with bellcast lines. Louis B. Easton designed and built two of the houses, 530 and 540, and C. W. Buchanan designed the house at 462. L. P. Prichard commissioned five of the bungalows. The district was recognized for its link to Pasadena's bungalow era and for the consistent quality of its architecture, which survives despite nearby apartments and offices.","period_of_significance":"1901-1916","architect_builder":"Varied; architects include Louis B. Easton (also contractor, 530 and 540) and C. W. Buchanan (462); contractors include Leonard Bukowski, J. H. (John H.) Simpson and L. P. Pomeroy","architectural_style":"Craftsman bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most houses retain original design integrity and are mostly private residences; one (530) was under restoration and another (540) was recently altered into apartments.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.18225-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002199/eabb797288-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002199/eabb797288-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TheCatalyst31","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Marengo_Historic_District_2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">TheCatalyst31</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:South_Marengo_Historic_District_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859522","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Marengo_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15278703"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/south-marengo-historic-district-82002199/"}