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1960 E Mendocino St

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1960 E Mendocino St
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APN: Not on File
AHAD ID: 14666
Year Built: 1922 (estimated)
Year Built (Assessor): 1922
Year Built (Other): Not on File
Legal Description: Not on File
Quadrant: Not on File
Current Lot Size: Not on File
Historic Name: Not on File
Style: Mediterranean
Stories: 2
Type: Residence
CHRS: 3S
Architects: Postle, D.E. (confirmed)
Postle, D.E. (attributed to) (1923)
Builder: Falkenau, Victor (attributed to)
Building Permits: None on File
Alterations:
CostDescriptionYear
N/A 1923
N/A 1924
Original Owner: Gunther, Mrs. J.R. (Jennie B.?) (widow) (Spouse: Charles F.; Occupation: Candy manufacturer (Charles F.); Place of business: Chicago)
Original Owner Occupation: Candy manufacturer (Charles F.)
Place of Business: Chicago
Other Owners:
NameYearsComment
Gunther, Burnell (son of C.F.) 1925 N/A
Original Cost: $50,000
Original Lot Size: 2 acres (1924)
Moved on to Property: N
Former Addresses:
AddressYears
1860 Mendocino Altadena, CA 91001 N/A

Note

11 (14?) rms., stucco, v-shaped, 68x75, slate roof; orig. described as 'Italian' style; by one acct., orig. cost was $85,000; 1923: private 2-car garage, 2 sto., 5-rm. servant's qtrs., frame & plaster, tile roof; 1924: guest house

Sources

Builder & Contractor (journal) 6/30/22, p. 30

Builder & Contractor (journal) 8/11/22, p. 34

Builder & Contractor (journal) 12/21/23, p. 49

PSN 8/11/23

PSN 4/12/24

Altadena the Beautiful (brochure) 1926

Arch. Digest Vol. 4

Th. 1923

Th. 1925

Information from William Wilson Co. real estate files

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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.