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Oak Knoll, Pasadena, California

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Education
Culture
Historical estates
Transportation
Government
References

Oak Knoll is the southernmost neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is bordered by Oak Knoll Circle to the north, Old Mill Road to the south, South Oak Knoll Avenue and South Oakland Avenue to the west, and the San Marino border (Kewen Drive and Encino Drive) to the east.^[1]

The eponymous knoll is a 150 ft-high ridge formed by the Raymond Fault.^[2]

An upscale neighborhood on rolling, oak-covered terrain, it was developed in 1905 by a corporate partnership between prominent Northeasterners and California residents A. Kingsley Macomber, Henry E. Huntington and William R. Staats.^[3]

Education

Oak Knoll is served by Allendale Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School, McKinley School and Blair High School.

Culture

Historical estates

Robert R. Blacker House, designed by Charles and Henry Greene
Cordelia A. Culbertson House, designed by Charles and Henry Greene
Spinks House, designed by Henry Greene
Huntington Hotel, designed by Charles Frederick Whittlesey and Myron Hunt

Transportation

Oak Knoll is served by Metro Local line 485.

Government

Oak Knoll is part of Pasadena City Council District 7, represented by Terry Tornek.^[4]

References

1. ^The Oak Knoll Neighborhood Boundary Map
2. ^Hough 2004, pp. 38-39.
3. ^The Oak Knoll Neighborhood History
4. ^About District 7

Hough, S (2004). Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide, Mountain Press Publishing Company.

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2 : Neighborhoods in Pasadena, California|1905 establishments in California

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