Built 1927 Opened 1927 Added to NRHP 12 June 1987 | NRHP Reference # 87000941 Area 4,452 m² | |
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Location 587--611 E. Colorado Blvd. and 30-44 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California Architectural styles Renaissance architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture Similar Rose Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, Strawberry Peak, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Pasadena Convention Center | ||
First Trust Building and Garage, also known as Lloyd's Bank, is a historic 1927 building located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The building was designed by Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell; its design incorporates the Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts styles. The design features decorative exterior stonework, a red tile hip roof topped with a cupola, and a frieze and balustrade on the south facade. The building's interior is decorated with murals depicting scenes from around Pasadena. Caltech professor R. R. Martel designed the building's earthquake-proof support system, which uses steel beams and girders with reinforcing concrete; the system was considered an important advancement in earthquake-proof construction and became a standard form of construction.
The First Trust Building and Garage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.