Vista del Arroyo Hotel and Bungalows - Pasadena, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The old Vista del Arroyo Hotel now housting the U.S. Court of Appeals has long been a visually prominent landmark in Pasadena and, together with its site and complex of adjacent buildings, represents in its history a major episode in Pasadena's development as a resort community.

Positioned at the edge of a residential neighborhood and at the crest of a steeply sloped site overlooking the Arroyo Seco, the six-story main building with its older, two-story wing, towers over its setting and dominates the view from across the arroyo. Especially impressive is the view of the building's angled wings, central tower and overall spanish colonial stylistic details from the Colorado Street Bridge.

In 1919, Daniel M. Linnard bought the original Vista and, in 1920, commissioned the architects Marston & Van Pelt to expand the 19th century hotel with the addition of a larger, spanish colonial revival style hotel building.

In 1943, the War Department acquired the hotel complex, converting its use to a hospital and offices for the U.S. Army. In 1949, the hospital was deactivated and, from 1951-74, the old Hotel served as office space for a variety of federal agencies including, from 1964-1973, the General Services Administration.

From 1974-1982 the building was vacant and reopened as a court facility in 1985 now housing the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Many of the bungalows, considered the epitome of the craftsman/bungalow style of the early twentieth century, have been converted into condominiums.

Street address: 125 S. Grand Ave. Pasadena, CA United States 91105 County / Borough / Parish: Los Angles County Year listed: 1981 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Government Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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