Court at 732-744 Santa Barbara St.

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Location732-744 Santa Barbara St., Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°9′19″N118°8′3″W / 34.15528°N 118.13417°W / 34.15528; -118.13417 Coordinates: 34°9′19″N118°8′3″W / 34.15528°N 118.13417°W / 34.15528; -118.13417
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
Built byHoffman, D.
Architectural styleSpanisn Colonial Revival
MPS Bungalow Courts of Pasadena TR
NRHP reference No. 83001189 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1983

The Court at 732-744 Santa Barbara St. is a bungalow court located at 732-744 Santa Barbara St. in Pasadena, California. The original court includes three buildings containing five residential units surrounding a central courtyard. Contractor D. Hoffman built the court in 1922. The homes in the court were designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and feature porches with tile roofs atop columns and broken parapets along their roofs. A sixth building at 738 Santa Barbara was added in 1956; this building is not considered part of the historic court. [2]

The court was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sicha, Richard J. (July 27, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Bungalow Courts of Pasadena". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service . Retrieved May 13, 2013.