Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Lincoln Place Apartments (Primary)
LA Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1008 (Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument)
Lincoln Place Apartments (California Register of Historic Resources)
Important Dates
1950-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Lincoln Place Apartments - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Wharton & Vaughn Associates
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1041 E ELKGROVE AVE Primary
1039 E ELKGROVE AVE Alternative
1037 E ELKGROVE AVE Alternative
1035 E ELKGROVE AVE Alternative
1033 E ELKGROVE AVE Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Venice Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 11 (Council District)
VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Multi Family, Garden Apartment   Use: Historic     Style: Modern, Mid-Century     Related Features: Ancillary Building; Walkway; Landscape, Designed
Type: Residential-Multi Family   Use: Current        
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No alterations listed

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2014-08-06
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Post-War Modernism, 1946-1975
Mid-Century Modernism, 1945-1975
Residential
Eligibility Standards
No standards recorded
Integrity Aspects
No standards recorded
California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
5S1
1CS
Significance Statement
The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it embodies the "distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction," as an example of Mid-Century Modern architecture. It features site design and landscaping influenced by garden city principles. It is also associated with the "notable work of a master builder, designer, or architect," as a work by master architect Richard Neutra. The property meets Criterion 3 for California Register designation for similar reasons. The property meets Criterion 3 for California Register designation for similar reasons.
Periods of Significance
From: 1950-01-01
Date Evaluated
2014-08-06
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Multi-Family Residential Development, 1910-1980
Multi-Family Residential, 1910-1980
Garden Apartments, 1938-1960
Residential-Multi Family
Garden Apartment Complex
Eligibility Standards
No standards recorded
Integrity Aspects
No standards recorded
California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
1CS
5S1
Significance Statement
The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it reflects “the broad cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, or community,” as a major housing project built by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). The property meets Criterion 1 for California Register designation for similar reasons. The property meets the HCM designation criteria and Criterion 1 of the California Register because it reflects significant patterns or events within national or local history. As one of California's largest rental housing projects built by the Federal Housing Authority, the Lincoln Place Apartments reflects the large-scale development of federally funded, low and moderate-income multi-family housing in the postwar period.
Periods of Significance
From: 1950-01-01

Designations

Designation and Protection Status

Type: California Register of Historical Resources Date: none defined
Type: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Date: 2011-12-16 -

External References

External System References

Processing ID: HCM-1008
Property Identification Number: 111B145 567
House ID: 870599
Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument Number: 1008

Related Resources

Related Historic Resources

None

Related Historic Districts

None

Related Activities

None

Related Historic Events

None

Related People/Organizations

Wharton & Vaughn Associates (was designed by /designed)

Related Information Resources

Images
Documents
None

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