Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Stores for Micheli Centonze (Primary)
Stores for Micheli Centonze (Historic)
1603 W MANCHESTER AVE (Alternative)
Important Dates
1929-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Stores for Micheli Centonze - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Ludger St. Onge
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1603 W MANCHESTER AVE Primary
1601 W MANCHESTER AVE Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
South Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 8 (Council District)
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS SOUTHWEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
MANCHESTER SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Commercial-Retail, Retail Store   Use: Historic     Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Art Deco    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP06. 1-3 story commercial building          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-03-22
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Spanish Colonial Revival, 1915-1942
Commercial - Office
Other
Eligibility Standards
  • Borrowings from Churrigueresque, Italian Villa Revival, Gothic Revival, Moorish, or Art Deco styles
  • Originally designed for commercial uses
  • Is an excellent example of its type and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Exemplifies the character-defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style
  • Stucco exterior walls (rarely, brick or cast stone)
  • Single and multi-paned windows
  • Secondary materials, including wood, wrought iron, polychromatic tile, cast stone
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Gable, hipped, and/or flat roof, typically with clay tile roof or roof trim
  • Asymmetrical or symmetrical façade design
  • Occasional use of embellished door and window surrounds
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Design
    Location
    Association
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    3S
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Exceptionally intact Spanish Colonial Revival commercial building on a streetcar corridor. Exhibits high quality of design, with some Art Deco elements.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1929-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2012-01-06
    Context/Theme
    Commercial Development, 1850-1980
    Neighborhood Commercial Development, 1875-1960
    Early Neighborhood Commercial Development, 1880-1930
    Commercial
    Eligibility Standards
  • Is a rare surviving example of a type in a neighborhood
  • May also be significant as a good example of an architectural style from its period and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Retains most of the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Has an important association with early commercial growth and development in a neighborhood
  • An individual building that represents a very early phase of commercial development in a neighborhood
    • Integrity Aspects
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Exceptionally intact neighborhood commercial building representing an early period of commercial development in the area.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1929-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 087e73bf-3ffb-400c-8299-67b4f94b09d9
    Property Identification Number: 097-5A195 276
    Property Identification Number: 097-5A195 276
    House ID: 428917

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - South Los Angeles Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Architectural Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)
    Ludger St. Onge (Builder, was built by / built)

    Related Information Resources

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

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