{"nrhp_refnum":"99000893","name":"Scripps Hall","other_names":["Pasadena Waldorf School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"209 E. Mariposa St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Altadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.192717481000045,"lon":-118.14466874099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-07-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Scripps Hall is a 2 1/2-story Craftsman-style residence on a 5.28-acre parcel in the foothills of Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, built around 1904 and designed by architect Charles W. Buchanan. It is the remnant of a roughly 20-acre estate and now houses a private school.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the property under Criteria A and C, in the areas of settlement and social history, for the period 1904-1945. It remains a well-preserved example of a large Craftsman residence by a noted Pasadena architect and reflects early twentieth-century estate life in Altadena. The house stayed with the Scripps and Kellogg families for 79 years and retains high integrity.","narrative":"Scripps Hall is a 2 1/2-story Craftsman residence on a 5.28-acre parcel in the Altadena foothills. Designed by Pasadena architect Charles W. Buchanan, it was built around 1904 for William Armiger Scripps and is what remains of an estate of about 20 acres. The wood-framed house is clad in plaster over a brick-faced base, with a hipped roof, exposed rafters, a brick front porch, and a central-hall plan with extensive oak, cedar and redwood woodwork. Grounds features include a gate, driveway, stone retaining walls, citrus trees, a caretaker's house, and a storage shed. The Scripps and Kellogg families held the property until 1977, and family occupancy ended in 1983. After community concern that the house might be demolished, it was sold in 1986 to the Pasadena Waldorf School, which still uses it. The house is considered significant for its Craftsman design, its association with early Altadena settlement, and its remarkable integrity despite some alterations and added temporary classrooms.","period_of_significance":"1904-1945","architect_builder":"Buchanan, Charles W.; Stanley, C. N.","architectural_style":"Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a private school since 1986; described as in good condition with high integrity, though showing signs of more intensive recent use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.245506-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/99000893.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000893/ba13b15dc9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000893/ba13b15dc9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Einbierbitte","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scripps_Hall_Altadena_5.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Einbierbitte</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scripps_Hall_Altadena_5.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859500","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps_Hall_(California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7439192"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/scripps-hall-99000893/"}