626 E Mendocino St

APN: 5840-019-010

AHAD ID: 14562

Year Built: 1928 (actual)

Year Built (Assessor): 1928

Year Built (Other): Not on File

Legal Description: Lot 26, Tr. 8302

Quadrant: Not on File

Current Lot Size: Not on File

Historic Name: Not on File

Style: Spanish Colonial Revival

Stories: 2

Type: Residence

CHRS: 3CD, 3CS

Builder: Latham (Lathom?), John W. (confirmed)

Building Permits:

Permit	Year
2193	1928

Alterations: None on File

Original Owner: Latham (Lathom?), John W.

Original Owner Occupation: Not on File

Place of Business: Not on File

Other Owners: None on File

Original Cost: $12,000

Original Lot Size: Not on File

Moved on to Property: N

Former Addresses:

Address	Years
530 Mendocino Altadena, CA 91001	1928

Note

Orig. survey notes: Dwelling, 44x42; by one acct., orig. cost was $16,000

SHPO Description: This irregular shaped Spanish Colonial Revivalmstyle residence has a combination hip tile roof over the two-story portion. The one story front entry has a gabled roof with arched openings. Exposed wood rafters are located under the hipped roof eaves. A decorative iron balcony is found on the corner on the front east side. Decorative wood shutters are found on some of the windows. The wood windows are a mix of fixed or casement and are slightly recessed. (Judy Triem)

SHPO Significance: This house is significant as part of a group of houses built in the same Spanish Colonial Revival style between 1926-1929. This house was built by owner-builder John W. Latham who also built the house next door at 626 E. Mendocino Street in 1928. He advertised the house in the January 2nd, 1929 Pasadena Star News as being in the "beautiful location at Christmas Tree Drive" (Santa Rosa Avenue) and as a "distinctive 9-room Spanish; exclusive section, scenic setting, 4 bedrooms, restricted 60' lot, 3 baths, extra lavatory, reception hall with winding stairway, roller screens & other special features. Exceptionally heavy construction. $16,000." The first resident was Robert L. Shanklin, a dentist.

Sources

Builder & Contractor (journal) 3/16/28, p. 66

Builder & Contractor (journal) 6/15/28, p. 71 (NofC)

Pasadena Evening Post (newspaper) 1/24/29, p. 19

California Historical Resource Status (CHRS) Codes Key

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.