Court at 940-948 North Raymond Avenue

Five small houses arranged in two rows around a central landscaped yard make up this bungalow court on a narrow 70-foot lot on North Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. Architect N. S. Bungus designed it in 1929 for owner H. R. Pompeyon, and each bungalow cost $2,000 to build. Every unit has an L-shaped plan, stucco walls, a gabled clay tile roof, multi-pane casement windows with brick sills, and a recessed arched entry with a wrought iron lantern and inlaid ceramic tile. Canvas awnings shade the windows facing the street, and two flat-roofed garages sit at the rear. The court was listed for its architecture. It is considered one of the most intact and attractive bungalow courts in North Pasadena, and its authentic Spanish Colonial Revival detailing is richer than that of the plainer, low-cost courts typical of the period. It still serves as multiple dwellings.