{"nrhp_refnum":"83001192","name":"Sara-Thel Court","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"618-630 S. Marengo Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.13499508800004,"lon":-118.14551688699999,"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":"Sara-Thel Court is an eight-unit bungalow court at 618-630 South Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, California, built in 1921 and designed by Jas. Humphreys. It sits on about half an acre.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it illustrates the simplest interpretation of the court form, blending Craftsman and Colonial Revival influences. It gains further significance from its integrity and its proximity to the many other bungalow courts on Marengo and nearby streets.","narrative":"Sara-Thel Court is a bungalow court at 618-630 South Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, California, completed in 1921 to designs by Jas. Humphreys. It contains eight units: six individual one-story stucco bungalows and a double-unit building across the rear. The buildings have shallow-pitched gabled main and porch roofs, exposed beams and rafters, ventwork, brick chimneys, and simple moldings reminiscent of Colonial Revival design. A single walkway divides the site, creating an oval of lawn with two light standards. The court was listed as part of a group of Pasadena bungalow courts. The nomination describes it as a straightforward Craftsman and Colonial Revival influenced example that shows the simplest interpretation of the court form. It also gains significance from its integrity and from its location among numerous other courts on Marengo Avenue and nearby streets, which together form an important cluster of this housing type in the city.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Jas. Humphreys (architect)","architectural_style":"Simplified Craftsman court with Colonial Revival influences","criteria":[],"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 02:54:28.190005-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/83001192.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001192/e15eb6de64-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001192/e15eb6de64-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brianyoungramirez","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sara-Thel_Court_2.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:Sara-Thel_Court_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857599","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara-Thel_Court","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14683916"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/sara-thel-court-83001192/"}