The Robert R. Blacker house was constructed by the architectural firm Greene and Greene. It was built in 1907 for Robert R. Blacker who was a devoted client to the Greene and Greene firm. It is located in Pasadena, California and is now on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The house costs a staggering $100,000, which is about $2.69 million in today’s dollars. Around 1985 the property was sold to a gentleman who hired an antique dealer to come and remove numerous amount of original pieces from the house. Lighting, windows, and panels were removed and sold at auctions. Soon after the house restoration took place to re-create the inside. Later Pasadena passed an ordinance called the Blacker Ordinance which limited the number of people who can own a home designed by Greene and Greene. I just can’t understand why someone would want to tear apart such history and beauty of a home. If you buy a home with such history and clear importance, you should not be able to destroy the home.