{"nrhp_refnum":"83001190","name":"Cypress Court","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"623-641 N. Madison Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.156882232000044,"lon":-118.13865263799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Cypress Court is a bungalow court at 623-641 North Madison Avenue in Pasadena, California, built in 1928. It consists of eight separate one-story Colonial Revival units on about half an acre, with Arthur G. Gehrig named as contractor.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the better examples of a court in the American Colonial Revival style. Its classical porticos, gated entrance, and formally pruned hedges and cypress trees give it a distinct character. It also contributes to the residential character of Madison Avenue.","narrative":"Cypress Court is a bungalow court at 623-641 North Madison Avenue in Pasadena, built in 1928 by contractor Arthur G. Gehrig. It occupies about half an acre and holds eight separate one-story units in the Colonial Revival style. The units have gable roofs, narrow clapboard siding, and intersecting porch gables carried on classical columns. The first porch on each side has a flat arch within a raking cornice, and the remaining porches have closed pediments. Two central walks run back to a lawn at the rear of the property, and visitors enter through a wrought-iron gate set in a brick wall. Formally pruned hedges and cypress trees line the court. The nomination describes it as a quiet enclave separated from the street by its gate and ranks it among the better examples of an American Colonial Revival court. It also notes that the court contributes to the residential character of Madison Avenue, alongside a Spanish-style court to the south.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Contractor: Arthur G. Gehrig","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.321204-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/83001190.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001190/9511f91de1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001190/9511f91de1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rschen7754","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cypress_Court_3.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rschen7754</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:Cypress_Court_3.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857446","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Court","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681801"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/cypress-court-83001190/"}