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CA-988 Pacific Asia Museum
Pacific Asia Museum..Grace Nicholson, a noted collector and authority on American Indian and Asian Art and artifacts, supervised the design of her combination gallery and museum which was begun in 1924. It has been called an outstanding example of 1920s revival architecture and is distinctive in its use of Chinese ornamentation. The museum is the work of the noted architectural firm of Marston Van Pelt and Maybury. The building served as the Pasadena Museum of Art from 1943 to 1969, when... more »Pacific Asia Museum..Grace Nicholson, a noted collector and authority on American Indian and Asian Art and artifacts, supervised the design of her combination gallery and museum which was begun in 1924. It has been called an outstanding example of 1920s revival architecture and is distinctive in its use of Chinese ornamentation. The museum is the work of the noted architectural firm of Marston Van Pelt and Maybury. The building served as the Pasadena Museum of Art from 1943 to 1969, when it became the Pacific Asia Museum in 1971...California Registered Historical Landmark No. 988..Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Pacific Asia Museum, October 24, 1999. « less
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| 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, Los Angeles County California United States of America |
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