Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Temple Tifereth Israel (Primary)
Temple Tifereth Israel (Historic)
Greater New Vision Missionary Baptist Church (Alternative)
3998 S HARVARD BLVD (Alternative)
Important Dates
1932-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Temple Tifereth Israel - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Rudolph Falkenrath
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
3998 S HARVARD BLVD 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 NORTH AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
EXPOSITION PARK NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Institutional-Religious/Spiritual, Temple   Use: Historic     Style: Romanesque Revival Spanish Colonial Revival    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP16. Religious building          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

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

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-09-02
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Romanesque Revival, 1910-1940
Institutional - Religion/Spirituality
Church
Eligibility Standards
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the Romanesque style
  • Masonry construction (brick, cast stone, limestone, etc.)
  • Decorative elements in contrasting light-colored terra cotta, cast stone, concrete, or limestone
  • Flat or low-pitched, gabled, or gross-gabled roofs, sometimes in combination
  • Octagonal or rounded tower with low conical roof
  • Red clay tile roof
  • Rope molding and twisted columns
  • Smooth stucco or concrete cladding
  • Windows set in groups in rounded-arch surround with intermediate slender columns
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Rounded arches in arcades, loggias, cloisters, windows, and doors
  • Elaborate recessed entry, often set in repeated, stepped-back rounded arches
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Design
    Location
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a Romanesque Revival synagogue, with visual cues relating to the Spanish and Portuguese roots of the Sephardic congregation. High quality design and craftsmanship.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1932-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2012-01-05
    Context/Theme
    Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980
    Religion and Spirituality, 1850-1980
    Religion and Spirituality and Ethnic/Cultural Associations, 1850-1980
    Institutional - Religion/Spirituality
    Religious Building
    Eligibility Standards
  • Represents an important association with an ethnic/cultural group or groups in Los Angeles
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • May reflect the changing demographics of a Los Angeles neighborhood
  • May be important for its association with numerous historic personages for the cumulative importance of those individuals to the community
    • Integrity Aspects
    Feeling
    Association
    Materials
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Workmanship
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Significant for its association with the local Sephardic Jewish population.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1932-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 2db2acec-f445-4282-b54b-837f7492170b
    Property Identification Number: 114B193 312
    House ID: 509801

    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

    Rudolph Falkenrath (Architect/Designer, was designed by /designed)
    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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