Edmund Blinn House Explained

Edmund Blinn House
Location:160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates:34.1486°N -118.1397°W
Built:1905
Architect:George Washington Maher
Architecture:Prairie School
Added:April 5, 2001
Refnum:01000329

The Edmund Blinn House is located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

History

The Blinn House was designed in the Prairie School style by architect George Washington Maher, a follower of Louis H. Sullivan and a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright.[1] The house was built in 1905, with an American Craftsman style attention to aesthetic integration.

Women's City Club

After it dissolved the previous year and after nearly 76 years in the house, the Women's City Club of Pasadena in 1921 gifted The Edmund Blinn House to Pasadena Heritage, who maintains its headquarters in the building.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. "The Edmund Blinn House" brochure
  2. Web site: Blinn House - Pasadena Heritage's Headquarters . Pasadena Heritage . 2022-11-29.