The Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District is a residential historic district in

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. The historic district encompasses homes located near the lower Arroyo Seco along Arroyo Boulevard, California Boulevard, La Loma Road, and Grand Avenue. The district includes 78 contributing homes, the majority of which were influenced by the

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. During the early twentieth century, when most of the homes in the district were constructed, Pasadena was one of three prominent centers of American Craftsman design, along with

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and the

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. The district includes a variety of Craftsman designs only matched by one other area in California, a hilly neighborhood in

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. Several prominent architects, including Charles K. Sumner and

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, designed homes in the district. The Batchelder House, home of tile designer Ernest Batchelder, is included in the district. . The district was added to the

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on July 12, 2005. Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District 2

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