Playhouse Village in Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Dunn House

Taylor Hall

— 1904 —

Dunn House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 13, 2026

1. Dunn House Marker

Inscription.
Taylor Hall
Historic name: Warren K. and Belle R. Dunn House
Built: 1904
Architect: C.W. Buchanan
Builder: D.T. Reed

This building is named for Herbert J. Taylor, a close friend and counselor of Charles and Grace Fuller and a member of the seminary's founding Board of Trustees. President of Club Aluminum Company and later chairman of the board, Taylor was a devoted Christian who established the Christian Workers Foundation and was a charter member of the National Association of Evangelicals. He authored the Rotary Club's "Four Way Test" and served Fuller Theological Seminary with his love and leadership for 31 years.

The Warren K. and Belle R. Dunn Mansion, an early example of craftsman architecture, masterfully combines many distinctive decorative features. The steeply pitched dormers, the intricately carved patterns on columns, beams, and moldings, and the rich detail paid to bargeboards and brackets convey the expensive and elegant, yet unobtrusive tastes of the initial Ford Place residents. The only noticeable alteration from the house's original design is the enclosure of a back

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porch.

Erected by Fuller Theological Seminary.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 34° 8.905′ N, 118° 8.38′ W. Marker is in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Playhouse Village. It can be reached from North Oakland Avenue just south of Ford Place, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena CA 91101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: W.A. McHenry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Blinn House (within shouting

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 13, 2026

2. Dunn House Marker

distance of this marker); John Grosse House (within shouting distance of this marker); Judson Carpenter House (within shouting distance of this marker); Payton Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Behlow House (within shouting distance of this marker); Pacific Asia Museum (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pasadena City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pasadena.

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 13, 2026

3. Dunn House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.