Pasadena's Architecture & Historic Sites

HISTORIC SITES

Pasadena boasts an impressive list of 1,000 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. In fact, nowhere in American is there such a large concentration of Craftsman-style homes, and the Gamble House, built for David and Mary Gamble of Procter & Gamble in 1908 and celebrating its centennial in 2008, is recognized as a masterpiece of the American Arts & Crafts Movement.

Tournament of Roses House and Wrigley Gardens is the beautiful white Italian Renaissance home of William Wrigley, Jr. of Wrigley Chewing Gum fame. The house is located on Orange Grove Boulevard, once known as "Millionaires' Row," and the grand mansion now serves as headquarters for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.

Pasadena's City Hall is an exquisite 1927 landmark that exhibits Italian Renaissance and Spanish influences with its red tile roof, ornate fountain and lush garden courtyard.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is housed in the original Vista del Arroyo Hotel. Built in 1903, the hotel was used as a military hospital during World War II. The federal government restored and reopened the building for the court in 1985.

The Fenyes Mansion is a 1906 Beaux-Arts structure, once owned by the Finish Consul. This house offers a rare glimpse into the extravagant lifestyle that existed on Pasadena's "Millionaires' Row" in the early 1900s.

The California Institute of Technology is known worldwide for rocket and space research, and it is also the home of earthquake science. Caltech's research facilities attract renowned scientists from all over the world, and its faculty and alumni have garnered an astounding 31 Nobel Prizes.
The Colorado Street Bridge is a historical landmark constructed in 1913. The bridge has graceful concert arches that span the Arroyo Seco.

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