{"nrhp_refnum":"84000787","name":"Evanston Inn","other_names":["The Evanston Inn Apartments"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"385-395 S. Marengo Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.13850557300003,"lon":-118.14621497999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former hotel made up of three connected wood-frame buildings at 385-395 South Marengo Avenue and 181 Evanston Place in Pasadena, California, built between 1897 and 1905. It is now used as apartments.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is Pasadena's only remaining wood-frame hotel from the 19th century and the last survivor of the small, homey resort inns that served winter visitors. It also shows a well-executed blend of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival design with harmonious additions.","narrative":"Three connected wood-frame buildings at the corner of South Marengo Avenue and Evanston Place in Pasadena make up the Evanston Inn, built between 1897 and 1905. The main building opened in 1897 as a hotel, a second building followed in 1898, and a final expansion came in 1905. The complex combines Queen Anne and Colonial Revival features, including a Palladian window, oval windows, polygonal dormers, a columned veranda and varied shingle textures. Set back on a large lot with palm and citrus trees, it keeps a farmhouse feel. Pasadena became a nationally known resort city, and the Inn represents the smaller, boarding-house style hotels that offered a quiet alternative to large luxury hotels such as the Raymond and Hotel Green. It is described as the city's only remaining 19th-century wood-frame hotel and the last of its type. The building is now used as apartments and is in fair condition, with few visible alterations.","period_of_significance":"1897/1898/1905","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne and Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Originally a hotel, now used as apartments; the form lists it as occupied and in fair condition, with only minor visible alterations (added steps and overhang at the front).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.489849-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/84000787.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000787/61d7e8ca49-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000787/61d7e8ca49-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Adrianne Wadewitz","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EvanstonInn2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrianne Wadewitz</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:EvanstonInn2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859095","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evanston_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681959"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/evanston-inn-84000787/"}