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654 E Mariposa St

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654 E Mariposa St
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APN: Not on File
AHAD ID: 14292
Year Built: 1888 (estimated)
Year Built (Assessor): 1890
Year Built (Other): Not on File
Legal Description: Blk. A of replat., Blk. 11, N 1/2 Blks. 10 & 3
Quadrant: Not on File
Current Lot Size: Not on File
Historic Name: McNally House
Style: Victorian
Stories: 2
Type: Residence
CHRS: 3S
Architects: Roehrig, Frederick (confirmed)
Roehrig, Frederick (attributed to) (1894)
Roehrig, Frederick (attributed to) (1897)
Roehrig, Frederick (attributed to) (1899)
Building Permits: None on File
Alterations:
CostDescriptionYear
$1,525 N/A 1997
N/A 1897
N/A 1895
N/A 1899
N/A 1894
Original Owner: McNally, Andrew (Occupation: Co. Founder; Place of business: Rand-McNally Map Co.)
Original Owner Occupation: Co. Founder
Place of Business: Rand-McNally Map Co.
Other Owners: None on File
Original Cost: $15,000
Original Lot Size: 15 acres
Moved on to Property: N
Former Addresses:
AddressYears
Mariposa & Santa Rosa, SE Corner Altadena, CA 91001 1888
606 E. Mariposa Altadena, CA 91001 N/A

Note

Front of home orig. faced south; 1894: Turkish rm. from Chicago World Exhib. installed at house; 1894: addition, 24 ft. smoking rm., sq. ext. but int. oblong shape; 1895: McNally bought 10 acres S of home from Farmers & Merchants Bank for $3,500 w/plans t

1900: 'Oriental room'

Sources

Builder & Contractor (B&C, journal) 10/4/99;B&C 7/7/97,PS 12/18/95; Pasadena Star-News (PSN) 3/15/24;Pasadena Evening Post (PEP, newspaper) 4/19/26;Pas. Valley Union 9/8/88;Th. 1893-94;Gebhard, p. 304;Altadena by Sara Noble Ives (book), p. 92;Altadena's Golden Years by Robert H. Peterson (book), pp. 7, 34;Information from Pasadena Urban Conservation Department's archive files, Arch. file

Picture file

B&C 2/7/1900

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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.