Cosby House
The James Fielding Cosby House in Pasadena is described in the National Register nomination as “an exuberant, high style example of the late nineteenth century Queen Anne style of architecture.” It is also pointed out that “Queen-Anne houses in Pasadena were often plainer than the house at 510 Locke Haven Street… The elaborate ornamentation of the house is more characteristic of large urban houses from the period, such as those surviving in the Angeleno Heights…” There may be a reason for that. Designed by architect William O. Merithew, the house was built in 1893 in the central downtown area of Los Angeles. It was moved in 1902 — just nine years after completion — near the University of Southern California. It was subsequently moved to its present location in 1982. Cosby House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Photographer: John Bare