Garfield House, American Craftsman residence in South Pasadena, United States.
Garfield House is a single-family residence built in the American Craftsman style in South Pasadena, featuring exposed wooden beams, natural building materials, and expansive windows. The interior layout flows from room to room, and the large windows bring the surrounding garden into the daily life of the home.
Greene & Greene designed the Garfield House in 1904 for Lucretia Garfield, widow of President James A. Garfield, who was assassinated in 1881. The two-story American Craftsman house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1973.
The house is named for Lucretia Garfield, widow of President James A. Garfield, who commissioned it in 1904. Its later chapter is musical: Joe Henry lived here with his family for nine years and kept a recording studio in the basement, so the building has served both as a presidential widow's retirement home and as a working studio.
The property sits on Buena Vista Street and keeps its original features intact. Visitors can view the building from the street, though interior access is not typically available since it remains a private residence.
The architects Greene and Greene designed this house, the same pair who became known for other important buildings in Southern California. Their work here shows the same attention to detail and love of bringing nature into buildings that made their career notable.
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