House at 574 Bellefontaine St.

The House at 574 Bellefontaine St. is a historic house located at 574 Bellefontaine Street in Pasadena, California. Architect Sylvanus B. Marston of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury designed the Swiss chalet style house, which was built in 1911 for developer G. Roscoe Thomas. The two-story house is built on a steep hill and has an "L"-shaped layout; the main entrance is located on the north side's second story. The front facade includes a large gable on the south side and a smaller one over the entrance porch; the larger gable features half-timbered woodwork. A stair tower at the back of the main corner has a pointed roof and an adjacent chimney stack. The north leg of the house has a second-story porch in the rear, while the west leg features arched windows and doors on the first floor and casement windows on the second.[2]

House at 574 Bellefontaine St.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	574 Bellefontaine St., Pasadena, California
Coordinates	34°7′53″N 118°9′45″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911 (1911)
Architect	Marston, Sylvanus B.
Architectural style	Swiss Chalet
MPS	Residential Architecture of Pasadena: Influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement
NRHP reference No.	98000958[1]
Added to NRHP	August 6, 1998

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1998.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bricker, Lauren; Robert Winter; Janet Tearnen (February 27, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: House at 574 Bellefontaine Street". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2014. Accompanied by photos.