Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
205 E 28TH ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1923-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
205 E 28TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
205 E 28TH ST Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 9 (Council District)
SOUTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
UNIVERSITY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Multi Family, Fourplex   Use: Historic     Style: Mission Revival    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP03. Multiple family property          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Appears to be unaltered

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-03-13
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Multi-Family Residential Development, 1910-1980
Multi-Family Residential, 1910-1980
Apartment Houses, 1910-1980
Residential
Apartment House
Eligibility Standards
  • Typically four or more units (flats or apartments)
  • Designed to maximize lot coverage
  • Early examples are often vernacular in design (wood or brick), and may not exhibit the features of a particular style
  • Generally rectangular in plan, often with one or more light wells
  • 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
  • May have a single common building entrance with unit entrances opening onto interior corridors, or multiple ground-floor entries
  • Is two or more stories in height
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Oriented toward the street, with architectural detailing on the street-facing façade
  • Is an excellent example of the type
  • Was originally constructed as an apartment house
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Design
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Setting
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Materials
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a Mission Revival style fourplex, exhibiting the essential features of the type. It is a relatively rare, intact example of what was once a common multi-family property type.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1923-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 1a191bff-034f-4ae0-9a8d-9b201ded16b0
    Property Identification Number: 120A205 172
    House ID: 537481

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

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

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    GPA Consulting, Inc. (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

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

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