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Historic Highlands Walking Tour
(Oct. 19, 1 to 3 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m.)
Historic Highlands, a Pasadena Landmark District, began to be
developed at the turn of the century. By the time of its incorporation
into the city of Pasadena in 1925, it had transformed from a remote
country outpost to a thriving and varied neighborhood and the architectural
styles represented this transformation. Locally grown oak and
Douglas fir, Arroyo stone and art tile by local artisans are used throughout
the homes. Price: $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers.
Madison Heights Walking Tour (Oct. 19)
The Madison Heights neighborhood is one of Pasadena’s most historically
and architecturally significant. Greene & Greene, Frederick
Louis Roehrig, Sylvanus Marston, Reginald Johnson, Heineman &
Heineman, Hunt & Grey and Louis B. Easton all designed homes in
Madison Heights. Many other homes were contractor-built so that
the neighborhood became a showcase for the builders. As a result,
many of the houses have rich detail for even a modest budget. Price:
$20 for members, $25 for nonmembers.
Workshops
• Arts and crafts embroidery workshop Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. at the historic Lincoln Clark III house. Ann Chaves, textile curator,
collector and teacher, will lead the class for both beginners and
experience embroiderers.
Price: $95 for members, $120 for nonmembers.
• Craftsman restoration workshop Oct. 19, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the
historic Lincoln Clark III house. Tim Gregory, the building biographer,
teams with Dennis Hill, architectural photographer, to teach attendees
how to research and photograph their own homes. Workshop
is limited to 10 people. Price: $40 members, $50 for nonmembers.
The Great Architects Tour
(Oct. 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m.)
Featuring Arthur and Alfred Heineman. During the period 1907
to 1923, the two brothers designed 10 grand residences and over 250
smaller bungalows. The tour will afford guests the opportunity to take
an in-depth look at their unique style in Pasadena. Price: $40 member,
$45 for nonmembers.
Landmark Districts Bus Tour
(Oct. 20, presentation noon to 1 p.m. and bus tour 1:30 to 4 p.m.)
A presentation by Julianna Delgado and John G. Ripley highlighting
their new book, “Pasadena’s Bungalow Heaven,” will precede the
bus tour, which will explore some of Pasadena’s 22 landmark districts.
Interior stops will showcase homes that contribute to the neighborhoods’
landmark status. Price: $50 member, $55 for nonmembers.
Orange Heights Neighborhood Walking Tour
(Oct. 20, 9 to 11 a.m. or 10 a.m. to noon)
In the last 15 years, there has been a resurgence of interest in
Craftsman homes in Orange Heights, and new owners are doing
beautiful and sensitive restoration throughout the neighborhood,
added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Price: $25
nonmembers; $20 members.
W E S T C O A S T C R A F T S M A N
Ford Place Neighborhood Walking Tour
(Oct. 20, 1 to 3 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m.)
The Ford Place Historic District, was developed in 1902 by W.J.
Pierce. It retains a sense of time and place as an early planned residential
development in the City of Pasadena juxtaposed against
nearby commercial development.
Price: $25 nonmembers; $20 members.
Garden Presentation and Tour
(Oct. 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m.)
This presentation will take place in a beautiful garden featured in the
book “Outside the Bungalow,” followed by a drive- yourself tour to two
additional gardens that exemplify important considerations when designing
Craftsman gardens. Price: $45 nonmembers, $40 members.
Marketing and Advertising the Arts
and Crafts of Stickley Lecture
(Oct. 20, 10 to 11 a.m.)
Mike Danial, Stickley’s corporate historian and restoration specialist,
will take a close look at the mechanism of retail furniture selling
at the turn of the 20th century as the Stickley brothers were facing
a new competitor, “Grand Rapids.” Price: $25 nonmembers, $20
members.
House Detective Workshop
(Oct. 20, 1:30 to 4 p.m.)
This hands-on, practical workshop, led by historic architect,
William W. Ellinger III, along with David Gaines, a licensed civil
engineer specializing in structures, explores tracing the evolution of a
house and restoring and reversing change using architectural forensics
and research. Price: $60 nonmembers, $50 members.
Tour and Reception — James Allen Freeman House
(Oct. 20, 6 to 8:30 p.m.)
The reception will be held at the restored James Allen Freeman
House. Recently added to the National Register of Historic Places
and a Pasadena Historic Monument, this home will be open for the
first time to the public. One of the most striking features of this
Arthur and Alfred Heineman-designed house is the restored wavepatterned
wood- shingle roof, which wraps over the eaves evoking
the look of an English Cotswold cottage thatched roof. Price: $145
nonmembers, $125 members.
Craftsman Exposition
Antique Dealers, Contemporary Artists and Trades
(Oct. 20 and 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
The Craftsman Exposition is the antique and contemporary furnishings
and decorative arts show and sale held at the Pasadena Convention
Center. Pasadena Heritage will host more than 70 exhibitors
from across the U.S. to participate in the two-day show and sale,
bringing a broad spectrum of Craftsman-era and period- inspired
works: furniture, textiles, pottery and tiles, metal work, wallpapers and
stencils, and books which will entice both the novice and collector.
All exhibitors are juried.
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