Resource Description

Resource Summary

Names
2900-2912 1/2 Griffith Park Bl Bungalow Court (Primary)
Griffith Park Bl Storybook Cottages (Alternative)
Resource Types
District
Important Dates
No dates recorded
Keywords (Subjects)
No keywords recorded

Location Information

Addresses
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Los Angeles City Council District 4 (Council District)
Hollywood Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
LOS FELIZ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)

Classification

Classification
No classifications recorded
Related Features
No features recorded

Resource Descriptions

General Description
Semi-detached Storybook bungalows oriented around a central landscaped courtyard. Third row of bungalows at southeast of property not oriented to courtyard.

External System References

SurveyLA ID: 628625bd-e27e-4cae-9b22-99920ca12e22

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2015-01-26
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Multi-Family Residential Development, 1910-1980
Multi-Family Residential, 1910-1980
The Bungalow Court, 1910-1939
Residential
Bungalow Court
Eligibility Standards
  • Units are oriented around a central common area, a primary feature of the design (typically a landscaped courtyard; a paved central motor court is less common)
  • May also be significant as a good example of an architectural style from its period and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Composed of multiple detached or semi-detached buildings
  • Early examples have little or no accommodation for the automobile
  • Individual unit entries open directly onto the courtyard; front units may open onto the street
  • Typically occupies a single or double residential lot
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • One story, occasionally with a two-story building at the rear; two-story bungalow courts are rare
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Design
    Materials
    Setting
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    5S3
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a 1920s bungalow court in Hollywood.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1931-01-01
    To: 1932-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2015-01-26
    Context/Theme
    Entertainment Industry, 1908-1980
    Residential Properties Associated with the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1980
    Entertainment Industry Housing and Neighborhoods, 1908-1949
    Residential
    Multi-Family Residence
    Eligibility Standards
  • The physicial relationship between the residence and the adjacent entertainment-related facility may still be apparent
  • Was constructed immediately following the establishment of the facility or facilities that provided entertainment-related jobs (e.g. motion picture studio and industrial support centers)
  • May also be significant as a good representation of residential architecture from a specified time period
  • Retains most of the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Association
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Setting
    Design
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    "Significant for its association with the entertainment industry. This property is associated with ""Snow White"" animators working for the Walt Disney Company; it is believed that Disney artsits' lived here in the 1930s while working on ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,"" the first animated feature film. The precise dates of the Disney artists' residency are unknown; more research is needed to determine the period of significance."
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1931-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2015-01-26
    Context/Theme
    Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
    Period Revival, 1919-1950
    Storybook, 1919-1949
    Residential
    Bungalow Court
    Eligibility Standards
  • Asymmetrical facades
  • Rustic, antique, or ramshackle appearance, often with exaggerated stylistic elements
  • Decorative half-timbering
  • Multi-gabled, steeply pitched roofs with rolled and pointed eaves and irregular rooflines
  • Multi-paned or lead-glass windows
  • Shingles and shake roofs, often designed to appear thatched
  • One story in height
  • Turrets and dovecotes with conical roofs
  • Chimneys, often of stone or bick and of irregular massing
  • Use of stucco, stone, and brick as exterior materials, or a combination of these
  • Decorative wrought-iron elements
  • Arched windows and doors or batten doors made to resemble medieval plank doors
    • Integrity Aspects
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Setting
    Materials
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    3S
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Storybook residential architecture in Los Feliz.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1931-01-01
    To: 1932-01-01

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Hollywood 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: Hollywood Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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