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 AMERICAN MODERN
USC Style and Beyond
A drive-yourself tour of 5 midcentury homes designed by noted architects
Sunday, March 25, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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| Tickets purchased after March 13 will be held at Will Call located at the Pasadena Heritage office. Click on the More Details link at the bottom of this page for the Ticket Sales/Will Call location and hours. |
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Pasadena Heritage will highlight Modern residential architecture on its 35th anniversary Spring Home Tour, sponsored by Deasy/Penner & Partners. Though more rare in Pasadena, wonderful examples of these hidden gems can be found scattered throughout the city. Featured homes were designed by local graduates and teachers from the School of Architecture, University of Southern California and by architects trained elsewhere.
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The deSteiguer House designed by Harwell Hamilton Harris in 1936 and moved to its current location by Leland Evison in 1951, and the Thomson House, designed by Buff, Straub, and Hensman in 1957 are both part of the Poppy Peak historic district that was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. A Park Planned Homes designed by Gregory Ain in 1947-1948 in neighboring Altadena is part of a unique grouping of mirror-image homes that comprise a single residential block.
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 Also featured are homes designed by architects who received their degrees outside of California contrast to the USC Style. Harold Zook and John Galbraith received architectural degrees from Cornell University and the University of Washington, Seattle, respectively. Harold Zook’s 1951 home (pictured above) makes wonderful use of glass that seamlessly merges the house and landscape with access to the outdoors from every room in the house. The Cox House (pictured left), designed by Galbraith in 1959, is a wonderful example of Southern California’s indigenous Modernism that combines the European International Style with natural materials to create a specific regional architecture.
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| Tour houses will be open on Sunday, March 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Guests drive themselves to the homes where trained docents will relate information about the architect, the homes, and their original owners. |
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Join Pasadena Heritage and take advantage of discount reception and tour tickets!
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Advance Ticket Prices:
PH Member: $35
NonMember: $40
Day of Event: $42
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