Classic American Colonial Revival style home designed by Reginald D. Johnson in 1918. Johnson began his career as a partner with the firm Johnson, Kaufmann and Coate in 1925, before establishing his own practice in 1925. He quit his practice in 1934 after "seeing the squalid conditions of Washington D.C.'s slums," devoting the rest of his life and energies to public housing and urban rehabilitation. Located at 1385 Hillcrest Avenue in the Oak Knolls neighborhood of Pasadena.
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Reginald Davis Johnson (1882 - 1952) was a Pasadena-based architect born in New York state on July 19, 1882, the son of Joseph Horsfall Johnson, who would become the first Episcopal bishop of Los Angeles from 1896 to 1928. Johnson studied architecture in Paris and then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1910 and returned to Pasadena. His father would consecrate St. Paul's Cathedral in Los Angeles in 1924, designed by Reginald. Johnson made his name by designing houses for the rich, but also designed more affordable housing, a cause that assumed greater importance to him as the Great Depression wore on. In 1931 Johnson won an award for best design for a small house, receiving the award from Herbert Hoover. Johnson designed Rancho San Pedro for Los Angeles as a public housing project in 1939. Through the 1930s Johnson worked on the design of Baldwin Hills Village in Los Angeles, which was designed as an up-to-date community of inexpensive housing.
In 1934, after "seeing the squalid conditions of Washington D.C.'s slums," he devoted the rest of his life and energies to public housing and urban rehabilitation.
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The section of Pasadena bordering on San Marino is one of the loveliest neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Taking a stroll down almost any block reveals a tantalizing mix of architectural styles. The Monterey Colonial style house at 1380 Lombardy Road is a fine example. Designed by architect Reginald D. Johnson as a private residence for himself; Katherine Bashford was the original landscape architect. The house is currently (March 2018) listed for sale for $4,980,000.
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Reginald Johnson designed the Georgian Revival style house in 1929. The house is located at 415 S. Grand Avenue in the historic Arroyo Seco neighborhood of Pasadena, California.
Johnson began his career as a partner with the firm Johnson, Kaufmann and Coate in 1925, before establishing his own practice in 1925. He quit in 1934 after "seeing the squalid conditions of Washington D.C.'s slums," devoting the rest of his life and energies to public housing and urban rehabilitation.
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The Colonial Revival style residence was designed by Architect Reginald Johnson in 1913. The eight bedroom, six bath house in 6207 sq. ft. was last listed for sale in Aoril 2010 for $2,750,000, and described in the listing, "available for the first time in 40 years. From the entry the stately living room is on the right, opening to a sun room and wet bar. The elegant dining room with corner cabinets leads to an enclosed porch on one side and butler's pantry and kitchen on the other. In addition, there is a library, powder room with fixtures imported from France, breakfast area adjoining the kitchen, and maid's room with bath. Upstairs are 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, study, cedar closet, sewing room and laundry room. At the rear of the property, a Guest House is located above a two-car garage and storage room. The living area includes 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and family room. The rear gardens afford areas for indoor/ outdoor entertaining. A SALT pool and spa were redone in 2008 and complete this special property".
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