{"nrhp_refnum":"87002397","name":"Smith, Ernest W., House","other_names":["E.W. Smith House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"272 S. Los Robles Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.78047935200004,"lon":-118.13634599299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2-story, wood-shingled Craftsman single-family house at 272 S. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena, California, designed by Charles and Henry Greene and built in 1910, with a contributing garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine, highly intact example of the Greenes' mature Craftsman style and one of the last Craftsman residences they built. It is also presented as a work of master architects that illustrates the Pasadena-associated Craftsman style and the development of American domestic architecture. Significance is rated local.","narrative":"Built in 1910 at 272 S. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena, this wood-shingled Craftsman house was designed by architects Charles and Henry Greene and built by John Erickson. It rises two and a half stories on a raised knoll, with steeply pitched interlocking gables, wide eaves, a broad front porch, carved beam ends and bands of casement windows. An arroyo fieldstone foundation and chimney base tie it to the site. Inside, oak woodwork, wainscoting, a tile fireplace and original fixtures survive. The first owner, Ernest W. Smith, was a bank assistant trust officer with a smaller budget than earlier Greene clients, so the design returns to a simpler plan and less costly finishes while keeping hallmarks such as scarf joints, pegging and a sleeping porch. The house was listed because it is an intact example of the Greenes' mature work and one of the last Craftsman residences they produced, before high costs and changing tastes ended that era. A garage also contributes.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Charles & Henry Greene, Architects; John Erickson, Builder","architectural_style":"Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; used as a private residence and commercial space. The form describes a very high degree of exterior and interior integrity, with minor alterations such as replaced service porch windows and a converted attic and garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.17775-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87002397.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002397/fbc8261576-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002397/fbc8261576-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TheCatalyst31","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernest_W._Smith_House_1.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:Ernest_W._Smith_House_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859516","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_W._Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900309"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/smith-ernest-w-house-87002397/"}