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Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)
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National Register of Historic Places

Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)

Also known as Bancroft Rd. Marker

On the National Register since 199630 years
Road MarkerListed 1996Pasadena
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About Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)

Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 19, 1996. The Register lists it for its transportation, at the local level. It was listed as part of Early Automobile-Related Properties in Pasadena MPS.

What it isMilestone located in Pasadena, California. 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 · 35 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1900 to today

  1. 1900Built
  2. 1996Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 30 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

S side of E. Colorado Blvd., west of jct. with Holliston Ave., in Pasadena, CA · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)Start here
  2. 2Howard Motor Company BuildingMission · next door
  3. 3Kindel BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Harnetiaux CourtColonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Court at 275 North Chester AvenueSpanish Vernacular · 0.4 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within a mile

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

BBonnie CourtColonial Revival0.5 miBLongfellow-Hastings HouseBuilding0.5 miDCourt at 638-650 North Mar Vista AvenueColonial Revival0.7 miDMentor CourtEnglish Cottage Revival0.8 miBBullock's PasadenaLate Moderne0.8 miBPasadena PlayhouseSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19250.8 miDMary Louise CourtSpanish Colonial Revival0.8 mi★Hale Solar LaboratorySpanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBHaskett CourtBuilding0.9 miBRose CourtBuilding0.9 miDPasadena Playhouse Historic DistrictSpanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBFirst Trust Building and GarageItalian Renaissance0.9 miBTheodore Parker Lukens HouseVictorian0.9 miBGartz CourtArroyo0.9 miBSinger BuildingChurrigueresque1 miBGrace Nicholson BuildingImperial Palace · Built 19241 miDFord Place Historic DistrictCraftsman1 miBEdmund Blinn HousePrairie School1 mi
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BFriend Lacey HouseLate Victorian1 miBCourtSpanish Colonial Revival1 mi

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Questions about Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)

Is Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 19, 1996 (Register number 96000421).

Is Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Hale Solar Laboratory, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)?

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 Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 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 123857468 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.