2212 El Molino Ave

APN: Not on File

AHAD ID: 11953

Year Built: 1896 (estimated)

Year Built (Assessor): Not on File

Year Built (Other): Not on File

Legal Description: Lot 9, Blk. 4, resub. of Altadena Map #1

Quadrant: Not on File

Current Lot Size: Not on File

Historic Name: Scripps Home (Pasadena Home for the Aged)

Style: Not on File

Stories: Not on File

Type: Residence

CHRS: 3CS

Building Permits: None on File

Alterations: None on File

Original Owner: Lowe, Professor Thaddeus

Original Owner Occupation: Not on File

Place of Business: Not on File

Other Owners:

Name	Years	Comment
Goodridge, Ira C.	N/A	N/A
Scripps, William A.	1911	N/A
W.A. Scripps Home for Aged People	1913	N/A

Original Cost: Not on File

Original Lot Size: Not on File

Moved on to Property: N

Former Addresses:

Address	Years
2380 N. El Molino (1932 infirmary add.) Altadena, CA 91001	1932
SE Corner Calaveras & El Molino Altadena, CA 91001	N/A

Note

Original prop. built by Prof. Lowe as residence for son; donated by W.A. Scripps & named for Mrs. Scripps;

1914: annex, Swiss-style, 2-story, 32x50, enclosed bridge to main structure, donated along w/8-acre tract of land by W.A. Scripps; 1914: small hospital donated by Mrs. A.F. Gartz, named 'Gloria Cottage' for her daughter;

1920: plans prepared for 2-story structure; 1922: 2-story lounge, dining room, kitchen & sleeping quarters;

1926: 2-story addition, hollow tile, L-shaped, 115 x 100, stucco; 1926: contract for E wing & helpers' quarters of existing bldg.;

1932: infirmary bldg., 1-story, pt. basement, 16 rms., masonry, asbestos shingle roof; 1932: add to infirmary, 37x106;

1941: alterations to dormitory moved to site; 1943: new comp. roof; 1956: addl. wing; 1963: new hospital & community bldg., including visitor's lounge & auditorium/chapel.

Sources

Altadena's Golden Years by Robert H. Peterson (book), p. 82

Building & Contractor (B&C, journal) 11/12/12, p. 9; B&C 12/27/12; Star 6/26/14; Pasadena Evening Post (PEP, newspaper) 10/29/19;

B&C 10/22/20, p. 16; PEP 10/29/19; PEP 10/10/20; Pasadena Star-News (PSN, newspaper) 1/5/20; PSN 6/16/21; PSN 7/21/21; PSN 6/3/22; PSN 6/12/22; PSN 9/9/22;

B&C 3/12/26, p. 57; B&C 4/9/26, p. 59; B&C 4/16/26, p. 65; B&C 11/26/26, p. 64 (NofC=Notice of Completion); PSN 4/6/26;

B&C 5/29/31, p. 68; B&C 6/19/31, p. 65; B&C 3/11/32, p. 45; B&C 3/18/32, p. 52; B&C 4/1/32, p. 61;

B&C 10/17/41, p. 58; B&C 6/4/43, p. 95; Peterson, p. 82.

Code	Description
1S	Individual property listed in National Register by the Keeper. Listed in the California Register.
3CD	Appears eligible for California Register as a contributor to a California Register eligible district through a survey evaluation.
3CS	Appears eligible for California Register as an individual property through survey evaluation.
3S	Appears eligible for National Register as an individual property through survey evaluation.