Orange Grove Court
Why it's listed
Orange Grove Court is a bungalow court at 745 East Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena, completed in 1924 on roughly 0.7 acres. Twelve separate one-story units face one another along a single central walkway. Each has stucco walls, buttressed facades and parapet roofs in the Mission Revival style. Porches are formed by an arch under a gabled tile roof carried on brackets, and the arch motif repeats above the windows and in the extension of the facades that forms an archway to the side yard. The last unit on each side is skewed toward the center, and a double arch with wooden gates spans the remaining space. Many observers regard the court as the model of the Southern California bungalow court: simple and square, built of tile and stucco, with archways and gardens. Its most notable feature is the substitution of an archway for the usual rear focal unit. It was listed as one of several Pasadena bungalow courts.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that the court epitomizes the Southern California bungalow court, with its simple square forms, tile and stucco, archways and gardens. It also notes as notable the variation of replacing the rear focal unit with an archway.
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 83001199, listed July 11, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 745 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena |
|---|---|
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Listed | July 11, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83001199 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.7 |
| Coordinates | 34.15791, -118.13519 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83001199.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14683574
- This listing as JSON
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