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John Norton House

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Built
  
1954 (1954)

NRHP Reference #
  
09000179

Area
  
1,200 m²

Architectural style
  
Modern Movement

Opened
  
1954

Added to NRHP
  
10 April 2009

John Norton House

Location
  
820 Burleigh Dr., Pasadena, California

Architect
  
Buff, Straub, & Hensman

MPS
  
Cultural Resources of the Recent Past, City of Pasadena

Similar
  
Pasadena Heritage, Rose Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, Strawberry Peak, Scottish Rite Cathedral

The John Norton House is a historic house located at 820 Burleigh Drive in Pasadena, California. Built in 1954, the Modernist house was designed by Buff, Straub, and Hensman. The house is located in an arroyo below street level and is integrated with the surrounding nature, including a stream which flows past the front door. The house has a post-and-beam structure and features an open interior plan, a large deck, and large groups of exterior windows.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 2009.

References

John Norton House Wikipedia