Tuesday, July 11, 2023

The Morgridge House: An Architect's Abode

2973 Meyerloa Lane, Pasadena, CA  91107

Located in the Kinneloa Canyon area of Pasadena is this beautiful 1957 post-and-beam home designed by architect Howard H. Morgridge, F.A.I.A. (1919-2001) for his family including wife Alice and their three daughters.  Located at 2973 Meyerloa Lane in the northeast portion of Pasadena this modernist gem is Altadena adjacent.  


Front Exterior; Photo by Julius Shulman, 1957

The five bedroom and 3 bathroom mid-century modern design encompasses 3,570-square-feet on a large 45,421-square-foot lot.  Indoor-outdoor entertaining areas galore!  USC Architecture School graduate from 1942, Morgridge would partner with Whitney Smith and Herbert Powell in establishing Smith, Powell & Morgridge from 1955-1966.

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2973 Meyerloa Ln, Pasadena, CA 91107

No longer is the koi pond outside the primary bedroom suite, as it has been covered in cement, but you can imagine the look through vintage photos by photographer Julius Shulman who shot the home in 1957.

The architect's home office



Truly a home for a family, the outdoor areas are perfect for entertaining or enjoying a day of sun by the pool.  Listed for $2,500,000, this offering shouldn't last long on market with its provenance, design and fairly intact condition, should propel it into a quick escrow.



Morgridge began his career as a Junior Draftsman for Van Pelt & Lind in 1937 and would join Marsh, Smith & Powell as a Designer from 1943-1948 prior to him becoming a partner.






Partial Principal Works by Howard Henry Morgridge, F.A.I.A. include:
Founders Hall, USC, Los Angeles, 1949
K.L. Carver Elementary School, San Marino, 1953
Corona del Mar Elementary School, 1954
Athletic Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1954
El Camino College, Life Science Building, University of California at Los Angeles, Torrance, 1948
San Gabriel High School, 1955
Santa Monica City College, 1952-1953
California State College Fullerton Master Plan & Humanities Building, 1962
City of Fullerton, City Hall #3, Fullerton, 1962
Rio Hondo Junior College, Whittier, 1963





Vintage photography by Julius Shulman, taken in 1957:






If you are an unrepresented buyer and would like more information, please contact Modern Homes Los Angeles.

P1-14301PF is listed with EXP Realty of California, Inc.; Evangelyn Lin, Agent

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