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19th Annual Bungalow Heaven Home Tour Information & Order Form

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Tour a collection of historic Arts & Crafts-era homes in Bungalow Heaven, Pasadena's first Landmark District and newly nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The Neighborhood has been featured in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Sunset, Cottage Living, Old House Journal, American Bungalow and several books.

Visitors can enjoy a self-guided tour of historic homes, an informative lecture, demonstrations, raffle and the Bungalow Heaven Mercantile.

Note: Due to the historic nature of the homes, there is no disabled access to the tour houses. Strollers are not allowed in any of the houses.

Please click on the tab in the left side bar for an order form.

ABOUT BUNGALOW HEAVEN

Bungalow Heaven, located in Pasadena, California, is a rare and mostly intact collection of over 800 homes built from the 1900s through the 1930s. The history of this neighborhood is woven from the threads of several rich and fascinating stories that include the settlement of Pasadena, the evolution of the American Arts & Crafts movement and social and cultural changes of the early 20th century.

Bungalow Heaven has been featured in several books, newspaper features and magazines, including Sunset, which named Bungalow Heaven the "Best Neighborhood" in the West in 2002.

An article in a Japanese magazine ("Woody") described Bungalow Heaven thusly:

"Northeast of the city center, where the city starts to rise up to the San Gabriel mountains, in an area sectioned off by four . . . major streets, is an historic district, the first historic district in Pasadena, an area called Bungalow Heaven. You will find tree-canopied streets, quiet sidewalks, well-kept houses, a quiet, homey community where neighbors stand on front lawns to talk to each other. In the middle of this area is McDonald Park, a clean, grassy park where children play and old people sit and watch the passing of the day. There is a sense of warmth and peacefulness on these streets, a feeling of community. The melody of an ice cream truck lingers in the air long after the truck has passed."