{"nrhp_refnum":"86000790","name":"Bryan Court","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"427 S. Morengo Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.13841338300006,"lon":-118.14643064699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Bryan Court, historically called Adams Court, is a bungalow court at 427 South Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, California, built in 1916 by contractor D. M. Renton. It consists of seven stuccoed one-story units arranged around a central lawn.","why_significant":"It was built by D. M. Renton, a contractor with a significant impact on the Pasadena environment, and illustrates a variation of the Craftsman style that dominated the earlier bungalow courts. Its detailing individualizes otherwise simple units. It also lies near several other courts on Marengo and nearby streets, forming an important cluster of the court form.","narrative":"Bryan Court, originally known as Adams Court, is a bungalow court at 427 South Marengo Avenue in Pasadena. Contractor D. M. Renton built it in 1916. Seven stuccoed one-story units sit around a central lawn marked by a light standard. A walkway descends several steps, divides, and curves outward toward the units. Jerkinhead main roofs dominate, while gable and shed porch roofs and pergola-like Craftsman porches add variety, giving the court an English country cottage character within the Craftsman style. The court was recognized because Renton had a significant impact on the Pasadena environment, and because it shows a variation of the Craftsman style that shaped the earlier courts. Like most courts, it is deceptively simple, with detailing used to distinguish the separate units. It also stands close to several other courts on Marengo and nearby streets, which together form an important cluster of this housing type. Owner objections that once delayed its listing were withdrawn in 1985 and 1986.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"D. M. Renton (contractor)","architectural_style":"Craftsman, with an English country cottage theme","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listing was delayed by owner objection, which was later withdrawn after the property was sold in late 1985.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.932397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/86000790.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000790/61889584d4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000790/61889584d4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TheCatalyst31","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryan_Court_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:Bryan_Court_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857409","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Court","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4980036"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/bryan-court-86000790/"}