{"nrhp_refnum":"94001323","name":"Mentor Court","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"937 E. California Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.13620964900008,"lon":-118.13121746799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mentor Court is a bungalow court at 937 East California Boulevard in Pasadena, California, built in 1923 by the Delux Building company. It has seven contributing buildings holding eleven housing units on a narrow lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the court is one of the best examples of the bungalow court form in Pasadena, specifically the attached narrow enclosed court type. It also represents the English Cottage Revival style of the 1920s. Its mix of single, duplex and triplex buildings in one court is described as rare.","narrative":"Mentor Court is a 1923 bungalow court on a narrow 60-foot-wide lot at 937 East California Boulevard in Pasadena. Eleven housing units are arranged in a U-shaped layout around a central concrete walkway, with a single bungalow at the far end and two small sheds flanking it. The buildings include two triplexes, two duplexes and the single cottage, all in the English Cottage Revival style, with stucco walls, jerkinhead roofs, eyebrow hoods over the entrances, arched wood doors and wood casement windows. Ivy, shrubs, lawns and mature trees give the grounds a village-like feel. Built by the Delux Building company, the court was listed for its architecture as one of the best Pasadena examples of the enclosed narrow bungalow court. Its combination of single, duplex and triplex buildings is rarely found in such courts. Later wrought iron railings and two replaced windows are the main alterations, and they do not greatly reduce its integrity.","period_of_significance":"1923","architect_builder":"Delux Building (Builder)","architectural_style":"Other: English Cottage Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in multiple-dwelling use. Alterations include later wrought iron railings and two replaced windows in Unit #11, which are not considered to significantly lessen integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.465447-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/94001323.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001323/51aa78e058-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001323/51aa78e058-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TheCatalyst31","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mentor_Court.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:Mentor_Court.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857554","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor_Court","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14683327"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/mentor-court-94001323/"}