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Bullock's Pasadena
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National Register of Historic Places

Bullock's Pasadena

On the National Register since 199630 years
Late ModerneListed 1996Pasadena
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Bullock's Pasadena

Bullock's Pasadena, at 401 S. Lake Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 12, 1996. The Register lists it for its landscape design and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Late Moderne, as it does for 1 other California listings. The listing covers 8.2 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isDepartment store in California, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 63 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 10 minutes

401 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bullock's PasadenaStart here
  2. 2Rose CourtBuilding · next door
  3. 3Haskett CourtBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Mentor CourtEnglish Cottage Revival · 0.1 mi on
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40 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHome LaundryTudor Revival0.5 miBEuclid CourtTudor Revival0.6 miBPasadena PlayhouseSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19250.6 miBFirst Trust Building and GarageItalian Renaissance0.6 miBRobert R. Blacker HouseCraftsman0.7 miBCordelia A. Culbertson HouseCraftsman0.7 miBHouse at 1011 S. Madison Ave.Prairie School0.7 miBCottage CourtColonial Revival0.7 miBSara-Thel CourtCraftsman0.7 miDSouth Marengo Historic DistrictCraftsman0.7 miBBryan CourtCraftsman0.7 miBEvanston InnQueen Anne0.7 miBDon Carlos CourtSpanish Colonial Revival0.7 miBStoutenburgh HouseQueen Anne0.7 miBSinger BuildingChurrigueresque0.7 miBKindel BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.7 miDPasadena Playhouse Historic DistrictSpanish Colonial Revival0.7 miBGrace Nicholson BuildingImperial Palace · Built 19240.7 mi
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DHarnetiaux CourtColonial Revival0.7 miBHouse at 1233 Wentworth Ave.Cotswold Cottage0.8 miBCourtSpanish Colonial Revival0.8 miBMarengo GardensCraftsman0.8 mi★Hale Solar LaboratorySpanish Colonial Revival0.8 miOFoothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)Road Marker · Built 19000.8 miBHoward Motor Company BuildingMission0.8 miDFord Place Historic DistrictCraftsman0.8 miBEdmund Blinn HousePrairie School0.8 miBRose Graham and James Allen Freeman HouseCraftsman0.9 miBHouse at 674 Elliot DriveCraftsman0.9 miBEmery, Katherine EstateTudor Revival0.9 miBEl Molino ViejoBuilding0.9 miBRoyal Laundry ComplexSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19270.9 miDCivic Center Financial DistrictSecond Renaissance Revival0.9 miDPasadena Civic Center DistrictAmerican Renaissance0.9 miBOdd Fellows TempleSpanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBTheodore Parker Lukens HouseVictorian0.9 miBGartz CourtArroyo0.9 miOBekins Storage Co. Roof SignRoof Sign1 miBHotel GreenBuilt 18931 miDCourt at 275 North Chester AvenueSpanish Vernacular1 mi

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Questions about Bullock's Pasadena

Is Bullock's Pasadena on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 12, 1996 (Register number 96000776).

Is Bullock's Pasadena a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Hale Solar Laboratory, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Bullock's Pasadena?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Bullock's Pasadena?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 63 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123858993 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.