Happy New! We have a crazy year scheduled for this year. It's the long awaited whole house renovation of our home 577 N Chester. But before we begin and give you the blow by blow. Here is a little bit about the history of the house and how we can across this diamond in the rough.
At the Pasadena History Museum I combed through their archive and found some information on our house.
Legal Description: Villa Vista Tract, Lot 16
Built: 1911
Builder: H.C. Deming
A circa- 1910, one-and-one-half story bungalow with a rectilinear plan. The shingled, side-gabled roof contains two gabled dormers and a central brick chimney that projects through the roof just below the ridge. The smaller of the two dormers, both of which have exteriors of wood shingle, contains a small, fixed window, and is located on the southern edge of the roof on the front slope (just below the ridge). The larger dormer stands in front of the smaller dormer, and contains sliding-glass windows. (The wooden windows were taken out at some point and replaces with aluminum sliders..The porch gable is also of wood shingles below the eaves, while the rest of the house is overlap wood siding with wood trim, Large, fixed windows adorns the facade. Tapered wood posts atop cement piers support the roof beam. Approach to the central front entry is by a side approach up from the driveway on the north.
H.C. Deming is an architect that has built 10-12 other craftsman in the Pasadena area. From Bungalow Heaven, Highland Highs and South Pasadena. His signature is to put the entry door at an angle.
Legal Description: Villa Vista Tract, Lot 16
Built: 1911
Builder: H.C. Deming
A circa- 1910, one-and-one-half story bungalow with a rectilinear plan. The shingled, side-gabled roof contains two gabled dormers and a central brick chimney that projects through the roof just below the ridge. The smaller of the two dormers, both of which have exteriors of wood shingle, contains a small, fixed window, and is located on the southern edge of the roof on the front slope (just below the ridge). The larger dormer stands in front of the smaller dormer, and contains sliding-glass windows. (The wooden windows were taken out at some point and replaces with aluminum sliders..The porch gable is also of wood shingles below the eaves, while the rest of the house is overlap wood siding with wood trim, Large, fixed windows adorns the facade. Tapered wood posts atop cement piers support the roof beam. Approach to the central front entry is by a side approach up from the driveway on the north.
H.C. Deming is an architect that has built 10-12 other craftsman in the Pasadena area. From Bungalow Heaven, Highland Highs and South Pasadena. His signature is to put the entry door at an angle.
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