Hotel Green

[citation needed] Hotel Green, designed by Los Angeles-based architect Frederick Roehrig in 1893, was the first of the three buildings.

Construction on a hotel was initiated in 1887 by developer Edward C. Webster, between Raymond Avenue and the Santa Fe Railroad tracks.

[5]: 12  During its time, the Hotel Green became a "social and cultural center for Pasadena," where it hosted society events such as receptions for significant visitors,[5] and painting exhibitions.

[5]: 12  The new building, to become known as "Castle Green," was on a full city block but was "set back from the streets, which provided ample space for a garden.

It incorporated an earlier building constructed in 1887, the Wooster Block, which had been part of the original site of the California Institute of Technology.

Hotel Green, 1900.
Hotel Green, circa 2022