Scripps Hall (California)

Scripps Hall
Location 209 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, California
Coordinates 34°11′34″N 118°8′38″W / 34.19278°N 118.14389°W / 34.19278; -118.14389Coordinates: 34°11′34″N 118°8′38″W / 34.19278°N 118.14389°W / 34.19278; -118.14389
Area 5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Architect Buchanan, Charles W.; Stanley, C.N.
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference #

99000893

[1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 1999

Scripps Hall, also known now as the Pasadena Waldorf School, is an American Craftsman style "Ultimate bungalow" house located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, in Altadena, California, United States. It was built in 1905 on the Scripps Estate, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

Scripps Hall was built by William Armiger Scripps. The house is a three story Craftsman bungalow designed by architect Charles W. Buchanan. He lived in a small bungalow on his property near the intersection of Mariposa Street and Fair Oaks Avenue in 1904 while his three-story mansion was built. He planted citrus and olive groves on his 'Scripps Estate' located in the community then known as North Pasadena.[2]

After William died Scripps Hall was subsequently passed to his grandson. The western portion of the property was subdivided. In 1979, threatened with demolition, the Altadena Heritage Association coordinated the historic home's sale to the Pasadena Waldorf School, one of many Waldorf Schools around the world.[3] Scripps Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 for its significance as a 'settlement site' (#99000893).[4]

William A. Scripps

William Armiger Scripps was the son of James Moggs Scripps. His father was a prominent bookbinder in England and came to America in 1844 with six motherless children. Scripps grew up on a Rushville, Illinois farm, where his father remarried. William moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he and his brother George opened a print shop. His other siblings and half-siblings, such as E. W. Scripps and James E. Scripps, owned and operated major newspapers around the country. After the original print shop was destroyed by fire, William Scripps moved to Southern California, being financially supported by the family newspaper empire, the E. W. Scripps Company. Scripps spent some time with his siblings in La Jolla, California, before moving to Altadena in 1904.[5]

William Scripps' sister was Ellen Browning Scripps, also involved with the founding of the E. W. Scripps Company, who become a prominent philanthropist in founding: the Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Scripps College, and the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. William also became involved in community philanthropy and founded 'Scripps Home' in Altadena for the elderly.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=AYMPR6xAj50C&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=Scripps+Hall+Altadena&source=bl&ots=8QTiN4rdCd&sig=REkBfcZi3nnnIb0_PbsABRxzR5s&hl=en&ei=mkw7TL-2BIH78Aa9vpinBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Scripps%20Hall%20Altadena&f=false Google online book: "Historic spots in California" - by Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle . accessed 7/7/2010
  3. ↑ "Pasadena Waldorf School". Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  4. ↑ "California - Los Angeles County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Robert H., Altadena's Golden Years, Alhambra, California: Sinclair Printing and Litho, Inc., 1976, p. 38

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