{"nrhp_refnum":"93001463","name":"Woodbury-Story House","other_names":["Woodbury, Frederick J. House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2606 N. Madison Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Altadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.189660272000026,"lon":-118.13399232799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-12-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate residence at 2606 North Madison Avenue in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1882 for Frederick J. Woodbury, with a Colonial Revival music room added in 1898.","why_significant":"It is significant under Criterion B for its association with Frederick J. Woodbury, who with his brother John founded Altadena in 1887, and under Criterion C as the only remaining Italianate building in Altadena. It is the oldest remaining residence in the community and one of the few surviving grand mansions of the 1880s boom. The 1898 music room addition was designed by Pasadena architect Frederick L. Roehrig for later owner Hampton Story.","narrative":"Built in 1882 at the end of a cul-de-sac in Altadena, this two-story Italianate house was the home of rancher Frederick J. Woodbury, who with his brother John helped found the community in 1887. Its low hip roof, paired carved brackets, tall crowned windows and columned front porch reflect the style. Hampton Story, a Chicago music businessman, bought it in 1895 and hired Pasadena architect Frederick Roehrig to add a Colonial Revival music room in 1898 to hold his pipe organ. Roehrig also redesigned the entry hall, which is filled with fine woodwork. Later additions came around 1910 and 1919. Over the years the house served as a community social center, a restaurant and tea room, and possibly a county sheriff's office. It is the oldest remaining residence in Altadena, one of few surviving grand estates from the 1880s boom, and the town's only remaining Italianate building. Original woodwork and seven varied fireplaces survive inside.","period_of_significance":"1882-1891","architect_builder":"Unknown (poss. Ridgway & Ripley); Roehrig, Frederick L. (addition, 1898)","architectural_style":"Italianate/Colonial Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the form also lists recreation/culture use. Historically it served as a restaurant and tea room, and possibly a sheriff's office and justice court.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.537292-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/93001463.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001463/349cfac66a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001463/349cfac66a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodbury-Story_House_2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodbury-Story_House_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859632","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbury%E2%80%93Story_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8032462"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/woodbury-story-house-93001463/"}