Monday, January 24, 2011

R.R. Blacker House, Charles & Henry Greene 1907

Designed in 1907 by Architects Greene & Greene designed the house for Robert Rue Blacker, a lumber magnate at the cost of $100,000 in 1907. The house is regarded as a masterpiece of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. The house displays the harmony associated with the Japanese wood building style, with wide hanging eaves and an emphasis on horizontal lines.

The house, located at 1177 Hillcrest Avenue in Pasadena, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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