Home Laundry
Why it's listed
Built in 1922 at 432 South Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, this brick and concrete laundry combines a large single-room plant with a two-story office section at the front. The design follows the Tudor Revival style, with half-timbering, cast stone quoins, gabled dormers, brick buttresses and a Tudor-arched entry. Its architects, Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury, gave an industrial building the scale and detailing of Pasadena's houses, which was unusual for the period. The nomination describes it as the city's first industrial building with an articulated office unit at the front, and as the only known industrial building there in this style. It is also linked to hotelier Daniel M. Linnard and to businessmen Arnold J. Bertonneau and Edward K. Hoak, who helped form the Home Laundry Company in 1922. The laundry served hotels and wealthy households until the business relocated in 1983. The interior retains its original concrete floor, steel columns and exposed wood rafters.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a distinctive industrial example of Tudor Revival design by the prominent firm Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury. It is described as the first Pasadena industrial building with a separate attached office section designed to echo residential architecture. It is also tied to three prominent Pasadena businessmen: Daniel M. Linnard, Arnold J. Bertonneau and Edward K. Hoak.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87000980, listed June 18, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 432 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Pasadena |
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| County | Los Angeles County |
| Listed | June 18, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000980 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- |
| Architect / builder | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury, Architects; John A. Simpson, Contractor |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant and unoccupied in the form; the laundry business moved across the street in 1983. Part of the site is occupied by an auto repair business, and alterations are described as minor and largely reversible. |
| Acreage | 0.6 |
| Coordinates | 34.13323, -118.14094 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87000980.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16892396
- This listing as JSON
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