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Note: N4 1895 to US, Sept moves to Pasadena - house overlooking the Arroyo, 371 Arroyo Terrace.
1900 not found census.
1910 Pasadena Ward 2, Los Angeles Co., CA. also in hh is her mother and two sons, living at 441 W. Walnut, Pasadena.
1920 not found census.
1930 not found census.
Name: VANROSSEM, JOSEPHIN
Social Security #:
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date:
BirthPlace: CANADA
Death Date: 26 Nov 1960
Death Place: LOS ANGELES
Mother's Maiden Name: MOSELY
Residences of Mrs. Josephine Van Rossem in CA from City Directories:
1895 - 1908: 371 Arroyo Terrace, Pasadena - existing
1908 - 1909: 233 N. Orange Grove, Pasadena - gone (Greene & Greene design)
1910 - 1911: 441 W. Walnut, Pasadena - gone
1912: 371 Arroyo Terrace, Pasadena
1913 - 1914: Walnut Ranch in Pomona
1914 - 1916: E. Colorado one block east of Santa Anita, Lamanda Park
1917 - 1931: residence unknown
1932 - 1934: 1749 Summit Ave., Pasadena - existing
1935 - 1941: 2656 Foothill Blvd., Pasadena (with son Adriaan)
1942: 2484 Foothill Blvd., Pasadena
1943: 2590 Mission, Alhambra
1944 - 1946 residence unknown
1947: 1709 N. Hill, Pasadena
1949 - 1957: �The Bookends� 2704 N. Fair Oaks, Pasadena
The Pasadena Historical Society Museum Library contains a Van Rossem family photo album, box IV, vol. 19 dating from about 1890 - 1905. There are pictures of 371 Arroyo Terrace (exterior and interior), as well as family outings and the �Kohler Photo Studio�.
The Kohler Photo Studio was taken over by Frederick Martin in the early part of the 20th century, there is a collection of photographs (mostly houses in Pasadena) at the California State Library. Mrs. van Rossem is reported to have been a technician for the photo studio.
371 Arroyo Terrace, Pasadena house had a "Climax Solar Water Heater" placed on the roof in 1896.
Mrs. Josephine Van Rossem was a client of Greene and Greene. She had 3 houses built, mostly for spec, in the Little Switzerland neighborhood. She herself lived in a house on the Arroyo side of the street, and had a studio just beyond. (Studio later owned by Don Hensman of Buff and Hensman, house now owned by architect named Ginger (Virginia ?? can't remember surname). from Ann Schied?
At Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University:
House #1 1903 (exitsing)
Josephine Van Rossem House, 400 Arroyo View Drive (400 Arroyo Terrace; also called VanRossem -Neil House) (Pasadena, Calif.)
Cottage fir Mrs. Josephine Van Rossem, Pasadena, cal. / Greene and Greene, Arch'ts. 1903 18 sheets various media 45.8 x 76.2 cm. (18 x 30 in.) or smaller
Josephine Van Rossem, a newly widowed artist, photographic laboratory worker, and land speculator with two young sons hired the Greenes in 1903 to design this rental property, the first of three houses she would commission from them. Located across from her Arroyo View Drive home, she could easily keep an eye on her rental investment. This simple $3,800 clapboard cottage with a balloon frame sat on the hill next to the White Sister�s house, Charles Greene�s sisters-in-law. The plain cobblestone foundation was less imposing than the neighboring landscape, but large boulders at each corner gave a sense of permanence and stability. A basic box, two large bays for the living room and dining room each with shed roofs enlivened the exterior somewhat. The floor plan was asymmetrical and staircase was set on the west side to give all the rooms including the bathrooms, at least one exterior window. Visitors entered under the front porch and into a hall that doubled as a reception area. The house was fitted with hand-smoothed board-and-batten walls and wood light fixture brackets to continue the distinctive character of the Park Place area of Pasadena. Extensive alterations were designed by the Greenes in 1906 for the next owner, James Neil and a subsequent owner, Elmer Murphy, had Henry Greene design a porte cochere for the driveway.
House #2 1904 (existing)
Josephine Van Rossem House, 210 North Grand Avenue (Pasadena, Calif.)
Residence for Mrs. Josephine van Rossem at Pasadena, Cal. / Greene and Greene, Architects. 1904 9 drawings various media 48 x 53.2 cm. (18 7/8 x 21 in.) or smaller
The client commissioned this house from the Greenes as a real-estate speculation. Of the brothers' work, this house represents the closest execution of their idea for the high-end, mass-market market--the "California House." The massing of the volumes and the style and placement of the windows are directly adapted from the model house as is the cobblestone foundation on which the house s its. Small (for the Greenes) porches on the front and side entrances also reflect the California House concept. The plan is a mirror image of the original drawings, too, with the dining room/living room orientation reversed in the Van Rossem, hence also reversing the entrance. With its cedar shingles, pitched roof, and wood-frame details, the house bears a strong familial relationship to its more expensive bungalow cousins. Even so, its final cost of $5,100 was well above the cost of a comparably sized house in Pasadena at the time, as well as being more expensive than the smaller Van Rossem speculative house of the year before.
House #3 1905-06 (destroyed in 1955)
Josephine Van Rossem House, 223 Orange Grove Avenue (Pasadena, Calif.)
House for Josephine van Rossem at Pasadena, Calif. : [and] additions / Greene and Greene, Arch'ts. 1906. 13 drawings various media 62.9 x 92.2 cm. (24 3/4 x 36 3/8 in.) or smaller
For the first time since the Edgar Camp house of 1904, the Greenes returned to an obliquely angled plan to take advantage of the sloping topography of the lot, the mountain views, and the courtyard ambiance that a V-shaped plan could give the rear of the house. Glazed doors from the living room, the hallway, and three of the four bedrooms opened directly out to the garden. A massive foundation of Arroyo cobblestones and boulders raised the living quarters-sheathed in spilt redwood shakes-above the noise and dust of the street and allowed for construction of a full cellar above grade. The bedroom wing was angled to the northwest, away from the street side of the plan that was occupied by the dining room, living room and hall. The Van Rossem interior was striking for its use of broad redwood boards in the living room, and artistically perforated Oregon pine paneling in the dining room. Unlike the two previous houses the Greenes had designed for Mrs. Van Rossem, this house would be her own residence.
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