The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission recommended Thursday that the Throop House’s exterior be designated a Historic-Cultural Monument, citing its architectural style and its status as one of the earliest homes built in the Garvanza area.
The one-story, single-family home at 902 N. Pascual Ave. was built around 1885 by an unknown builder in the Garvanza neighborhood between Highland Park, South Pasadena and Pasadena.
The Highland Park Heritage Trust submitted the application for the property to be designated a Historic Cultural Monument, citing it is an excellent example of a “pyramidal roofed National Folk House,” or a 19th century vernacular hipped roof cottage. According to the application, pyramidal folk houses were not common in Southern California. Those that remain are “rapidly being lost to development or insensitive remodeling,” the application stated.
The Throop House is one of the earliest homes built in Garvanza and the home’s exterior has remained mostly unaltered. However, the interior has been gutted, so the commission voted to designate only the property’s exterior as a monument.
Commission President Barry Milofsky noted that the property is close to an elementary school, “so it may raise curiosity among children going from school or even parents dropping off and picking up.”
The commission unanimously voted to recommend the property for the Historic-Cultural Monument List. The designation needs the approval of the full City Council.