627 E Mendocino St

APN: 5840-012-005

AHAD ID: 14563

Year Built: 1928 (actual)

Year Built (Assessor): 1928

Year Built (Other): Not on File

Legal Description: Lot 35, 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: Seely, George R. (attributed to)

Building Permits:

Permit	Year
5238	1928

Alterations: None on File

Original Owner: Seely, George R. (Occupation: Building contractor, carpenter)

Original Owner Occupation: Building contractor, carpenter

Place of Business: Not on File

Other Owners: None on File

Original Cost: $8,000

Original Lot Size: Not on File

Moved on to Property: N

Former Addresses:

Address	Years
520 E. Mendocino Altadena, CA 91001	1928

Note

Orig. survey notes: Dwelling & garage, 30x49

SHPO Description: This L-shaped stucco residence is a combination of one and two stories with intersecting side facing and front facing gable tile roofs. The porch entry and balcony above have segmented arched openings, Decorative features include protruding wood beams over the large fixed picture windows on the facade and a wood balcony on the corner supported by large wood brackets and a carved balustrade. Wrought iron railings are found on the front porch. Windows are both fixed and casement. The wood frames are divided into three sections. The wood paneled door repeats the shape of the segmented arch. Canvas awnings extend across the front windows. (Judy Triem)

SHPO Significance: The house is significant as part of a group of residences built primarily in the Spanish Colonial Revival style between 1926-1929. The house was bulit for and probably lived in by george R. Seely, a building contracter and carpenter. Architecturally, the house exibits many fine characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style and has been virtually unaltered since it was built in 1928.

Sources

Builder & Contractor (journal) 10/26/28, p. 65

Th. 1928

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.