Keyes Bungalow

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Keyes Bungalow
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The bungalow from the street
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Location1337 E. Boston St
Altadena, California
Coordinates 34°10′57″N118°07′22″W / 34.18250°N 118.12278°W / 34.18250; -118.12278
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Architectural style California Bungalow-American Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 78000678 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1978

Keyes Bungalow is a National Register of Historic Places structure in Altadena, California. It is also notable as being the home of Jackson Gregory an author of Westerns in the 1920s and 1930s. It remains a private home. [2]

The Keyes Bungalow's architecture is also known as "airplane" style for its wide, shallow roofline that resembles airplane wings. [3] It was placed on the Register in 1978 for its significance as an example of a Craftsman style home. [1]

Obscured view of the bungalow, with the airplane roofline visible Keyes bungalow 2.JPG
Obscured view of the bungalow, with the airplane roofline visible

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. https://patch.com/california/altadena/altadena-s-keyes-bungalow-turns-101-years-old
  3. Gebhard, David; Robert Winter (2003). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 433. ISBN   1586853082.

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