Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
3515 S MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE (Primary)
Important Dates
1932-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
3515 S MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
3515 S MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Palms - Mar Vista - Del Rey Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 11 (Council District)
MAR VISTA COMMUNITY COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
MAR VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Spanish Colonial Revival    
Type: Residential-Single Family   Use: Current        
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
Component: Chimney Type: Stucco; Exterior Material: none defined
Component: Cladding Type: Stucco, smooth Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Paneled; Single Material: Wood
Component: Plan Type: Rectangular Material: none defined
Component: Porch Type: Entrance porch/stoop; Arches (Porch Supports); Recessed; Wrought iron (Porch Rail) Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Tower; Gable, crossed Material: Clay tile
Component: Window Type: Fixed; Casement; Tripartite; Multi-light Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Paired; Fixed Material: Wood

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-02-21
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
  • One or two stories in height
  • Stuccoed exteriors; secondary materials may include wrought iron, wood, cast stone, terra cotta, and polychromatic tile
  • Originally designed as a single-family residence
  • Gable, hipped, and/or flat roof, typically with clay tile roof or roof trim
  • Exemplifies the character-defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style
  • Single and multi-paned windows, predominantly casement in type
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Is an excellent example of its type and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Wooden plank or carved doors with prominent hinges and hardware
  • Complex massing, resulting from turrets, towers, corbelled overhangs, multiple and often asymmetrically organized wings, exterior staircases
  • Distinctively shaped and capped chimneys
    • Integrity Aspects
    Materials
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Setting
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Design
    Location
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Spanish Colonial Revival residential architecture in Mar Vista.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1932-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2012-02-21
    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
  • Has an important association with early settlement or residential development within a neighborhood or community
  • May be within an area later subdivided and built out
  • Dates from the period of significance
  • Is a rare surviving example of the type in the neighborhood or community
  • Retains most of the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Represents a very early period of settlement/residential development in a neighborhood or community
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Association
    Feeling
    Setting
    Workmanship
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Design
    Materials
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of early residential development in Mar Vista. Located in the Ocean Park Heights tract established in 1905; one of the four original tracts that comprised Ocean Park Heights (later Mar Vista). Ocean Park Heights was an upscale residential neighborhood atop Mar Vista Hill; believed to be Los Angeles' first gated community.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1932-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 46338d12-7ff1-4ff6-bb33-d36efd8cf2eb
    Property Identification Number: 114B153 135
    House ID: 879292

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Palms - Mar Vista - Del Rey Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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