Clapp House, 1874 in Pasadena

Review №1

2020-03-06

Clapp House, 1874549 La Loma RoadPrimary Architectural Style: ItalianateArchitect: Jabez Banbury (attributed)Context:Residential Architecture 1883-1904Original Owner: WT ClappOriginal Use:Residence and SchoolOriginal Location:SW corner Orange Grove and CaliforniaNotes: Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District - Designated 1973 Landmark Reflects Period Revival influences - the oldest house in the district as a locally designated landmark constructed circa 1886 (earliest date on record; however, the house has characteristics of an earlier, 1870s, construction date).Two story vernacular wood-frame residence with elements of Italianate style. Front section is a square with a steeply pitched roof; the back section is rectangular with a medium pitched roof. Small 1-story room attached at the southwest corner symmetrical and front-gabled with a veranda stretching across most of the front elevation. South elevation has a one-story bay window. Three windows sit atop the veranda in the front gable. Two windows flank the front door in the veranda area. All are double-hung sash windows, two over two, with ornamental louvered shutters. Front door is wood and glass with muntins and eight lights - transom window above. Veranda is held by four narrow posts with stepped capitals. Above them the veranda has a cornice with carved brackets and dentils. Fan-shaped attic vent is centered in the upper portion of the gable. Cladding is tongue-and-groove wood siding.