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First Trust Building and Garage

Coordinates: 34°8′46″N 118°8′17″W / 34.14611°N 118.13806°W / 34.14611; -118.13806
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First Trust Building and Garage
The First Trust Building in 2013
First Trust Building and Garage is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
First Trust Building and Garage
First Trust Building and Garage is located in California
First Trust Building and Garage
First Trust Building and Garage is located in the United States
First Trust Building and Garage
Location587--611 E. Colorado Blvd. and 30-44 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates34°8′46″N 118°8′17″W / 34.14611°N 118.13806°W / 34.14611; -118.13806
Built1927
ArchitectBennett & Haskell
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival, Mediterranean Revival,
NRHP reference No.87000941[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1987

First Trust Building and Garage, also known as Lloyd's Bank, is a historic 1927 building located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The building was designed by Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell; its design incorporates the Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts styles. The design features decorative exterior stonework, a red tile hip roof topped with a cupola, and a frieze and balustrade on the south facade. The building's interior is decorated with murals depicting scenes from around Pasadena. Caltech professor R. R. Martel designed the building's earthquake-proof support system, which uses steel beams and girders with reinforcing concrete; the system was considered an important advancement in earthquake-proof construction and became a standard form of construction.[2]

The First Trust Building and Garage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Milkovich, Ann K. (August 12, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: First Trust Building and Garage". National Park Service. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
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