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1879 Lake Ave

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APN: 5848-001-015
AHAD ID: 13430
Year Built: 1927 (actual)
Year Built (Assessor): 1927
Year Built (Other): Not on File
Legal Description: Not on File
Quadrant: Not on File
Current Lot Size: Not on File
Historic Name: St. Elizabeth's Church, Convent
Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
Stories: 2
Type: Religion
CHRS: 3CS
Architects: Neff, Wallace (confirmed)
Cato (Kado ?) (attributed to) (1959)
Builders: Theisen, J.W. (confirmed)
Theisen Co. (attributed to) (1928)
Building Permits:
PermitYear
5685 1928
Alterations:
CostDescriptionYear
$1,100 N/A 1928
N/A 1959
Original Owner: St. Elizabeth's Convent
Original Owner Occupation: Not on File
Place of Business: Not on File
Other Owners: None on File
Original Cost: $24,997
Original Lot Size: Not on File
Moved on to Property: N
Former Addresses: None on File

Note

16 rms., frame & stucco, handmade tile roof, wrought iron; 1928: servants' quarters, 18x20; 1959: rear wing added

Sources

Builder & Contractor (journal) 6/10/27, p. 58

Builder & Contractor (journal) 6/17/27, p. 69

Builder & Contractor (journal) 11/30/28, p. 64

Altadena by Sara Noble Ives (book), p. 260

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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.