Edmund Blinn House

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Edmund Blinn House
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Location160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°8′55″N118°8′23″W / 34.14861°N 118.13972°W / 34.14861; -118.13972 Coordinates: 34°8′55″N118°8′23″W / 34.14861°N 118.13972°W / 34.14861; -118.13972
Built1905
Architect George Washington Maher
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP reference No. 01000329 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2001

The Edmund Blinn House is located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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History

The Blinn House was designed in the Prairie School style by architect George Washington Maher, a follower of Louis H. Sullivan and a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. [2] The house was built in 1905, with an American Craftsman style attention to aesthetic integration.

The Edmund Blinn House, Inland Architect magazine photo, July 1907, Pasadena. Blinn Residence Maher architect.JPG
The Edmund Blinn House, Inland Architect magazine photo, July 1907, Pasadena.

Women's City Club

After it dissolved the previous year and after nearly 76 years in the house, the Women's City Club of Pasadena in 1921 gifted The Edmund Blinn House to Pasadena Heritage, who maintains its headquarters in the building. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "The Edmund Blinn House" brochure
  3. "Blinn House - Pasadena Heritage's Headquarters". Pasadena Heritage. Retrieved 2022-11-29.