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The Gamble House was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. [2] [6] Today, two 5th-year USC architecture students live in the house full-time; the selected students change annually. The Gamble House was a target for criticism during the 20th century. However, after the Second World War it received newfound popularity. [4]
Greene and Greene's Gamble House. The first sites in Pasadena to be listed on the Register were Greene and Greene's American Craftsman masterpiece, the Gamble House (built from 1908 to 1909), the Pasadena Playhouse (built in 1924) and Frank Lloyd Wright's textile block structure, the Millard House (built in 1923).
Gamble House, Pasadena, California, in 2005 Mortimer Fleishhacker House and estate (rear view), Woodside, California. The architectural firm of Greene and Greene was established in Pasadena in January 1894, eventually culminating with the designs of their "ultimate bungalows", such as the 1908 Gamble House in Pasadena, generally considered one of the finest examples of residential architecture ...
The ultimate bungalow style is associated with such California architects as Greene and Greene, Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan.Some of the hallmarks of Greene and Greene's ultimate bungalows include the use of tropical woods such as mahogany, ebony and teak, and use of inlays of wood, metal and mother-of-pearl.
Gamble House was home to David B. Gamble of the Procter & Gamblecompany. Northwest Pasadena is bordered on the north and west by the city limits, on the south by the 210 and 134 Freeways, and the east by Los Robles and El Molino Avenues. It has traditionally been a working-class area with a significant African-American population.
The South Marengo Historic District is a residential historic district located along South Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, California. The district consists of twelve Craftsman-style bungalows situated on the two blocks between Bellevue Drive and California Boulevard. The homes were built from 1901 to 1916, at the height of the bungalow's ...
Hilton Pasadena: 138 ft (42 m) 13: 1971 16: Pasadena Towers: 136 ft (41 m) 9 – 17: Pasadena Financial Center: 131 ft (40 m) 9: 1983 18: 201 South Lake (Corporate Center Pasadena) 128 ft (39 m) 8: 1972 19: 70 South Lake: 122 ft (37 m) 11: 1982 20: Pacific Southwest Savings Building: 120 ft (37 m) 8: 1925 21: 150 South Los Robles: 115 ft (35 m ...
Most of the houses in the district were influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, which was popular in Pasadena in the early 20th century; particular styles in the district include the American Craftsman house, the Craftsman bungalow, the Colonial Revival house, and the Prairie School house. Prominent Pasadena architects Charles and Henry ...