RESOLUTION NO. ___ _
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ADOPTING
A DECLARATION OF HISTORIC MONUMENT DESIGNATION OF THE JOSEPHINE P. EVERETT HOUSE/SHAKESPEARE CLUB OF PASADENA AT 171 SOUTH
GRAND AVENUE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the City Council has found that the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of Pasadena at 171 South Grand Avenue meets Criterion 2 and 3, as set forth in Section 17.62.040.C.1.c of the Pasadena Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of Pasadena at 171 South Grand Avenue is significant because it is associated with the life of a person who is significant to the history of the region and beyond. Josephine P.
Everett, the original owner and occupant who commissioned the construction of the building in 1928, is widely recognized for having made substantial contributions to the development of arts and culture in Pasadena, the Southern California region, and her native Cleveland, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of Pasadena at 171 South Grand Avenue is significant because it is an exceptional representation of.the work of an architect whose work is significant to the region. Marston & Maybury, a regionally important architectural partnership comprised of Sylvanus Marston and Edgar Maybury, designed numerous notable residences in Southern California, particularly during the 1920s through the 1940s. The Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of Pasadena is a unique expression of the firm's work in that it reflects the specific cultural and artistic interests of Everett in its design and configuration, which accommodates both performance and domestic use; and WHEREAS, the application for Historic Monument designation is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, Class 8; and
WHEREAS, Phyllis Mueller, on behalf of the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena, owner, submitted the application for designation and the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena has consented to the designation of the building as a Historic Monument; and WHEREAS, the City Council may designate a Historic Monument and evidence such approval by adopting a declaration executed by the Mayor pursuant to Subsection
17.62.050.C of the Pasadena Municipal Code.
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The attached declaration of Historic Monument designation for the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of Pasadena at 171 South Grand Avenue is hereby adopted.
Adopted at the ____ meeting of the City Council on the ____ day of ___ _, 2022 bythe following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Approved as to form:
Isl Theresa Fuentes
Theresa E. Fuentes
Assistant City Attorney
Mark Jomsky, City Clerk
DECLARATION OF HISTORIC MONUMENT FOR:
171 South Grand Avenue
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.62.050 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, the City Council of the City of Pasadena by this declaration hereby designates as a Historic Monument the Josephine P. Everett House/Shakespeare Club of Pasadena, as described in the City Council Agenda Report dated June 13, 2022, at certain real property described as:
(See attached Exhibit A)
Under Pasadena Municipal Code Section 17.62.090, all work affecting designated Historic Monuments, except ordinary maintenance and repair, such as but not limited to new construction and additions, exterior alterations, relocation, and demolition, is subject to review by the City of Pasadena.
DATED:
ATTEST:
Mark Jomsky, City Clerk
CITY OF PASADENA
A municipal corporation
By: ---------
Victor M. Gordo, Mayor