Where the city's adobe stands
Three houses to start with
If you read only three entries before walking Pasadena, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.
CA-P-001 · NRHP El Molino Viejo, the Old Mill, stands at 1120 Old Mill Road in San Marino just outside Pasadena, on land that once formed part of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. The structure was built around 1816 under the direction of…
CA-P-002 · NRHP Friendship Baptist Church stands at 80 West Dayton Street in Pasadena, in a neighborhood that developed during the city's expansion in the early decades of the 20th century. The building was constructed in the 1920s in…
CA-P-003 · Catalog The Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals building in Pasadena occupies a Spanish-colonial revival landmark originally constructed in the 1910s as the Hotel Vista del Arroyo, a resort hotel commanding the…
Pasadena's adobe character
Pasadena holds 3 documented adobe properties in the catalog. All 3 entries belong to the Spanish Colonial tradition.
Registry status: 2 National Register listings.
Entries in this catalog
- El Molino Viejo — Spanish Colonial; museum (NRHP).
- Friendship Baptist Church — Spanish Colonial; private residence (NRHP).
- Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals — Spanish Colonial; government building.
Suggested walking tour
A route through the documented adobe of Pasadena — 3 stops, measured at a researcher's unhurried pace.
A field tour of Pasadena
Stops chosen from the catalog and ordered to make a coherent walk. Each stop links to the full catalog entry — addresses, dates, and photographs.
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El Molino Viejo
1120 Old Mill Rd.El Molino Viejo, the Old Mill, stands at 1120 Old Mill Road in San Marino just outside Pasadena, on land that once formed part of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. The structure was built around 1816 under the direction of Father Jose Maria de Zalvidea as a grist…
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Friendship Baptist Church
80 W. Dayton St.Friendship Baptist Church stands at 80 West Dayton Street in Pasadena, in a neighborhood that developed during the city's expansion in the early decades of the 20th century. The building was constructed in the 1920s in the Spanish Colonial Revival idiom that…
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Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals
Pasadena, CAThe Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals building in Pasadena occupies a Spanish-colonial revival landmark originally constructed in the 1910s as the Hotel Vista del Arroyo, a resort hotel commanding the western rim of the Arroyo Seco. Designed…
All 3 entries in Pasadena
Documented properties in Pasadena, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.
CA-P-001 NRHP CA-P-002 NRHP CA-P-003 Catalog Nearby cities
Other adobe centers within reach of Pasadena. Each links to its own chapter of the Atlas.