House at 574 Bellefontaine St.
The House at 574 Bellefontaine St. is a historic house located at 574 Bellefontaine Street in Pasadena, California. Architect Sylvanus B. Marston of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury designed the Swiss chalet style house, which was built in 1911 for developer G. Roscoe Thomas. The two-story house is built on a steep hill and has an "L"-shaped layout; the main entrance is located on the north side's second story. The front facade includes a large gable on the south side and a smaller one over the entrance porch; the larger gable features half-timbered woodwork. A stair tower at the back of the main corner has a pointed roof and an adjacent chimney stack. The north leg of the house has a second-story porch in the rear, while the west leg features arched windows and doors on the first floor and casement windows on the second.[2]
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| Location | 574 Bellefontaine St., Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°7′53″N 118°9′45″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Marston, Sylvanus B. |
| Architectural style | Swiss Chalet |
| MPS | Residential Architecture of Pasadena: Influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000958[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1998 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1998.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Bricker, Lauren; Robert Winter; Janet Tearnen (February 27, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: House at 574 Bellefontaine Street". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
