House at 1487 Loma Vista Street

One story, 1913 to today

1. 1913

   A Craftsman home on Loma Vista Street

   The house at 1487 Loma Vista Street was built in 1913 in Pasadena’s Pasadena Heights neighborhood. It was an American Craftsman home with a front porch beneath a gable that also covered part of the first story. Three concrete piers supported that gable, with decorative lumber uprights set on top of them. Paired brackets added another detail to the broad roof form at the front of the house. The roof details continued around the home rather than stopping at the porch. Both the sides and the rear had gables at the first and second stories. Every gable had an exaggerated peak inspired by Asian architecture, along with wide eaves and exposed rafter tails. A garage on the property followed the same design, including an exaggerated gable peak of its own. The house entered the National Register in 2004.

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