Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
1542 W 48TH ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1911-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
1542 W 48TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1542 W 48TH ST Primary
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 CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
WEST VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Craftsman    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-09-02
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Arts and Crafts Movement, 1895-1930
Craftsman, 1905-1930
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Extensive use of natural materials for columns, chimneys, retaining walls, and landscape features
  • Broad front entry porches of half for full-width, with square or battered columns, sometimes second-story sleeping porches
  • Broad, overhanging eaves with exposed structural members such as rafter tails, knee braces, and king posts
  • Building forms that respond to the site
  • Exhibits quality craftsmanship
  • Double-hung windows
  • Low-pitched gabled roofs
  • One or two stories in height
  • Represents an early or rare example of the style in the community in which it is located
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • Shingled exteriors, occasionally clapboard or stucco
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the Arts and Crafts movement and the Craftsman style
  • Typically double-hung windows or casement windows situated in groups
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    Setting
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Association
    Materials
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Intact two-story Craftsman house, exhibiting high quality craftsmanship. Unusual design features such as varying eave heights and exaggerated brackets.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1911-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 131e733f-263f-41f5-9248-ff19848d9ad3
    Property Identification Number: 111B193 815
    House ID: 491661

    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)

    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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