Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
1851 W 54TH ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1938-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
1851 W 54TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1851 W 54TH 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: Commercial-Office, Low Rise   Use: Historic     Style: Moderne, Streamline    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP06. 1-3 story commercial building          
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
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Related Responses to Modernism, 1924-1970
Streamline Moderne, 1935-1945
Commercial
Eligibility Standards
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Smooth stucco cladding
  • Rounded corners and curved surfaces, emulating a “windswept” appearance
  • Speedlines at wall surfaces, such as horizontal moldings and continuous sill courses
  • Flat or nearly flat roofs
  • Unadorned wall surfaces, with minimal ornament
  • Windows “punched” into walls, with no surrounds
  • Retains the essential character defining features of the Streamline Moderne style from the period of significance
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Metal, often steel casement, windows
    • Integrity Aspects
    Association
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Feeling
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    5S3
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of the Streamline Moderne style. Exhibits high quality of design through distinctive features. Extremely intact.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1938-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 44b8a15a-728a-49ff-ae28-74f4d3180841
    Property Identification Number: 108B193 453
    House ID: 472455

    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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