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First Trust Building and Garage
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The First Trust Building in 2013
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Location587--611 E. Colorado Blvd. and 30-44 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°8′46″N118°8′17″W / 34.14611°N 118.13806°W / 34.14611; -118.13806
Built1927
ArchitectBennett & Haskell
Architectural style Renaissance Revival, Mediterranean Revival,
NRHP reference No. 87000941 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1987

First Trust Building and Garage, also known as Lloyd's Bank, is a historic 1927 building located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The building was designed by Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell; its design incorporates the Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts styles. The design features decorative exterior stonework, a red tile hip roof topped with a cupola, and a frieze and balustrade on the south facade. The building's interior is decorated with murals depicting scenes from around Pasadena. Caltech professor R. R. Martel designed the building's earthquake-proof support system, which uses steel beams and girders with reinforcing concrete; the system was considered an important advancement in earthquake-proof construction and became a standard form of construction. [2]

The First Trust Building and Garage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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. Milkovich, Ann K. (August 12, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: First Trust Building and Garage". National Park Service . Retrieved May 9, 2013.