Keyes Bungalow

Keyes Bungalow
The bungalow from the street
Location 1337 E. Boston St
Altadena, California
Coordinates 34°10′57″N 118°07′22″W / 34.18250°N 118.12278°W / 34.18250; -118.12278Coordinates: 34°10′57″N 118°07′22″W / 34.18250°N 118.12278°W / 34.18250; -118.12278
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Architectural style California Bungalow-American Craftsman
NRHP Reference # 78000678[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1978

Keyes Bungalow is a National Register of Historic Places structure in Altadena, California. It was placed on the Register in 1978 for its significance as an example of a Craftsman style home.[1] It is also notable as being the home of Jackson Gregory an author of Westerns in the 1920s and 1930s.

The Keyes Bungalow's architecture is also known as "airplane" style for its wide, shallow roofline that resembles airplane wings.[2]

Obscured view of the bungalow, with the airplane roofline visible

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Gebhard, David; Robert Winter (2003). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 433. ISBN 1586853082.

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