Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Medical Office Building (Primary)
Medical Office Building (Historic)
Cancer Detection Center Medical Offices (Alternative)
Important Dates
1924-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Medical Office Building - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Dodd & Richards
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1432 W TEMPLE ST Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
1136 W 6th St
Administrative Areas
Westlake Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 1 (Council District)
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
WESTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Commercial-Office, High Rise   Use: Historic     Style: Beaux Arts Classicism    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP07. 3+ story commercial building          
Features
Component: Cladding Type: Stone, cast; Stucco, smooth Material: none defined
Component: Details Type: Applied decoration; Belt course; Light Fixtures Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Transom; Sidelights; Arched opening, segmental; Glazed, fully; Double Material: Metal
Component: Door Type: Double; Transom; Glazed, fully Material: Metal
Component: Façade Type: Symmetrical Material: none defined
Component: Plan Type: Rectangular Material: none defined
Component: Porch Type: Recessed; Entrance porch/stoop Material: none defined
Component: Porch Type: Entrance porch/stoop Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Dentils; Cornice; Parapet, flat; Flat Material: none defined
Component: Window Type: Fixed; Decorative surround; Tripartite; Arched opening, segmental Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Single Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Transom; Grouped; Fixed; Sliding Material: Metal

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Door (primary) replaced
Windows replaced - all

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2014-02-13
Context/Theme
Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980
Public and Private Health and Medicine, 1850-1980
Medical Building Types, 1850-1980
Institutional - Health/Medicine
Medical Building
Eligibility Standards
  • Is an early, rare, or unusual example of a medical/healthcare building type in Los Angeles
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features of its type
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Retains association with a medical institution
    • Integrity Aspects
    Materials
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Setting
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent and rare example of an early medical office building in Westlake. This building was constructed by a group of prominent physicians on staff at Good Samaritan Hospital. The physicians formed a cooperative, The Medical Office Building Company, to build and operate the building. Each of the 33 doctors would occupy a suite of offices designed to meet their specific requirements, including waiting rooms, consultation rooms, examinations rooms, and dressing rooms, all furnished with the necessary equipment for physicians' offices.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1924-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2013-10-23
    Context/Theme
    Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
    Late 19th and Early 20th Century Architecture, 1865-1950
    Beaux Arts Classicism, 1895-1930
    Commercial
    Eligibility Standards
  • Other features may include projecting and receding pavilions; figure sculpture, in the round or relief; and elaborately detailed entablatures
  • An emphasis on composition and symmetry
  • Cast concrete or stone sheathing
  • Displays the correct use of the classical orders in the use of elaborate columns or pilasters
  • Highly ornamented and grandiose
  • May range from one to fourteen stories in height
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Formal or monumental scaled architectural elements
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Is a good example of the Beaux Arts style
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Setting
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Beaux Arts Classicist commercial architecture; work of master architects Dodd & Richards. Due to alterations, including replacement of windows and doors, the property does not retain sufficient integrity to be eligible for listing in the National Register.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1924-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 07e8b5d3-6e2b-4416-8425-6caf814313eb
    Property Identification Number: 136-5A209 263
    House ID: 635786

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Westlake Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)
    Dodd & Richards (Architecture/Design Firm or Partnership, was designed by /designed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Westlake Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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