Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
McCrea House (Primary)
McCrea House (Historic)
243 S ROCKINGHAM AVE (Alternative)
Important Dates
1928-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
McCrea House - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
John Byers and Edla Muir
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
243 S ROCKINGHAM AVE Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 11 (Council District)
PACIF. PALISADES NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Tudor Revival     Related Features: Mature vegetation
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
Component: Chimney Type: Exterior; Brick Material: none defined
Component: Cladding Type: Brick; Half timbering; Stucco, smooth Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Wood screen; Single Material: Wood
Component: Façade Type: Asymmetrical Material: none defined
Component: Plan Type: L-shaped Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Combination Material: Slate
Component: Window Type: Divided lights; Paired; Double-hung Material: Wood

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No major alterations
Not fully visible from the public right-of-way.

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2013-03-07
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Arts and Crafts Movement, 1895-1930
Tudor Revival, 1895-1929
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Usually two stories in height
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the Arts and Crafts movement and the Tudor Revival style
  • Irregular building forms
  • Predominately brick or stucco exteriors, or a combination
  • Decorative half-timbering
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Tall, narrow, multi-paned casement windows arranged in groups
  • Represents an early or rare example of the style in the community in which it is located
  • Massive chimneys that are a prominent visual element
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Steeply pitched, usually multi-gabled roofs
    • Integrity Aspects
    Design
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Setting
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Materials
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    3S
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Tudor Revival residential architecture in the Brentwood Park area of Brentwood; work of noted Westside architects John Byers and Edla Muir.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1928-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2013-03-07
    Context/Theme
    Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
    Early Residential Development, 1880-1930
    Early Single-Family Residential Development, 1880-1930
    Residential
    Single-Family Residence
    Eligibility Standards
  • Represents a very early period of settlement/residential development in a neighborhood or community
  • Is a rare surviving example of the type in the neighborhood or community
  • Dates from the period of significance
  • Retains most of the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Has an important association with early settlement or residential development within a neighborhood or community
    • Integrity Aspects
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Association
    Setting
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of residential development that represents the original vision of Brentwood Park, one of Brentwood's earliest subdivisions. Originally subdivided in 1906, Brentwood Park was also one of the first subdivisions along the Westgate streetcar line on San Vicente Boulevard.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1928-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 3873c611-a082-4fca-94bc-d9cb1ea59d8c
    Property Identification Number: 129B137 139
    House ID: 924411

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Brentwood - Pacific Palisades Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)
    John Byers and Edla Muir (Architecture/Design Firm or Partnership, was designed by /designed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Brentwood-Pacific Palisades Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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