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2933 El Nido Dr

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2933 El Nido Dr
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APN: 5829-029-017
AHAD ID: 11974
Year Built: 1924 (actual)
Year Built (Assessor): Not on File
Year Built (Other): Not on File
Legal Description: Lot 44, Altadena Map #3
Quadrant: Not on File
Current Lot Size: Not on File
Historic Name: Pasadena Preventorium (The Sycamores)
Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
Stories: 1
Type: Residence
CHRS: 3CS
Architects: Hunt, Myron (confirmed)
Hunt, Myron (attributed to) (1924)
Hunt, Myron (attributed to) (1928)
Builders: Clarke, H.O. (confirmed)
Clarke, H.O. (attributed to) (1924)
Rattenbury, George P. (attributed to) (1930)
Building Permits:
PermitYear
1718 1930
Alterations:
CostDescriptionYear
$50,000 N/A 1924
$30,000 N/A 1928
$4,500 N/A 1930
N/A 1966
Original Owner: Pasadena Preventorium Ass'n
Original Owner Occupation: Not on File
Place of Business: Not on File
Other Owners: None on File
Original Cost: $35,000
Original Lot Size: 8 1/2 acres (?)
Moved on to Property: N
Former Addresses:
AddressYears
794 W. Mariposa Altadena, CA 91001 N/A
760 Mountain View Altadena, CA 91001 N/A
East Side of Arroyo Seco below Mariposa Altadena, CA 91001 N/A

Note

Orig.: 1/2 acre, dormitories for boys & girls, school rooms, nurses quarters, kitchen, dining room, frame & plaster, shingle roof; 1924: open-air school bldg., 1-story, 270x50, concrete, tile roof; 1928: addl. bldg., accomod. for 20 girls, 1-story, Spanis

Sources

Builder & Contractor (journal) 8/18/22, p. 30

Builder & Contractor (journal) 2/15/24, p. 51

Builder & Contractor (journal) 3/9/28, p. 53

Builder & Contractor (journal) 10/24/30, p. 65

PSN 11/29/21

PSN 8/7/22

PSN 8/12/22

Altadena's Golden Years by Robert H. Peterson (book), p. 86

Altadena by Sara Noble Ives (book), p. 270+

Calif. Southland 1/25

Calif. Southland 5/28

Myron Hunt, The Search for a Regional Architecture

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California Historical Resource Status (CHRS) Codes Key
CodeDescription
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.