Bonnie Court

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Location140 S. Bonnie Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°8′36″N118°6′56″W / 34.14333°N 118.11556°W / 34.14333; -118.11556 Coordinates: 34°8′36″N118°6′56″W / 34.14333°N 118.11556°W / 34.14333; -118.11556
NRHP reference No. 94001325 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1994

Bonnie Court is a bungalow court located at 140 S. Bonnie Ave. in Pasadena, California. The court consists of six identical homes arranged around a central path. The court was built from 1922 to 1924, during a building boom for bungalow courts. The houses within the court were designed in the Colonial Revival style, a popular design for small homes; the design can be seen in the homes' entrance porticos with supporting columns and their jerkinhead roofs. The court is representative of the detached narrow, or open, form of bungalow courts. [2]

The court was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kliwinski, Leonard; James C. Wilson (January 13, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bonnie Court". National Park Service . Retrieved May 8, 2013.