Bellefontaine/Governor Markham, Pasadena, California
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Bellefontaine is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California, immediately south of Downtown. The neighborhood is bordered by Del Mar Boulevard to the north, Columbia Street to the south, Orange Grove Boulevard to the west, and Fair Oaks Avenue to the east. The main roads through the neighborhood are California Boulevard and Pasadena Avenue.
A small part of the neighborhood on Markham Street is referred to as the Governor Markham Landmark District, as the neighborhood was once home to California Governor Henry Markham. The Markham Place historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
The word Bellefontaine is French for "beautiful fountain." The actual namesake fountain is a terraced slate stone fountain & gardens located at the M.H. Reed residence (built 1911) located at 450 Bellefontaine Street by architect Joseph Blick.
