Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
1100 W 85TH ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1926-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
1100 W 85TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1100 W 85TH 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 SOUTHWEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
VERMONT KNOLLS NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

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

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Security window bars added
Awnings added
Security door(s) added
Windows replaced - some

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-09-05
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Spanish Colonial Revival, 1915-1942
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Single and multi-paned windows, predominantly casement in type
  • 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
  • Window grilles, rejas, pierced stucco screens, clay attic vents
  • Stuccoed exteriors; secondary materials may include wrought iron, wood, cast stone, terra cotta, and polychromatic tile
  • Use of arches of a variety of shapes for windows, doors, niches, openings in wing walls, and other features
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Patios, courtyards, loggias or covered porches and/or balconies
  • One or two stories in height
  • Gable, hipped, and/or flat roof, typically with clay tile roof or roof trim
  • Distinctively shaped and capped chimneys
  • Complex massing, resulting from turrets, towers, corbelled overhangs, multiple and often asymmetrically organized wings, exterior staircases
  • Originally designed as a single-family residence
    • Integrity Aspects
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Unusually grand, distinctive, and high-style Spanish Colonial Revival style single family residence in this area. Exhibits high quality of design.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1926-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 1fa6167a-432e-4699-a87b-b85f5ae7c7df
    Property Identification Number: 097-5A197 250
    House ID: 429325

    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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