Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Fire Station No. 15 (Primary)
Fire Station No. 15 (Historic)
915 W JEFFERSON BLVD (Alternative)
Important Dates
1945-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Fire Station No. 15 - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
915 W JEFFERSON BLVD Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
South Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 9 (Council District)
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS NORTH AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
UNIVERSITY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Institutional-Government, Fire Station   Use: Historic     Style: International    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP14. Government building          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Windows replaced - some

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-01-05
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Pre-War Modernism, 1919-1945
International Style, 1928-1966
Institutional
Eligibility Standards
  • Flat or nearly flat roofs
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Smooth wall surfaces, such as stucco
  • Casement windows, often steel
  • Windows arranged in bands, often terminating at corners
  • Overall absence of ornamentation
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Retains the essential character defining features of International Style from the period of significance
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Design
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a mid-century fire station, designed in the International style. Exhibits essential characteristics of the style.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1945-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2012-01-05
    Context/Theme
    Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980
    Government Infrastructure and Services, 1850-1980
    Municipal Fire Stations, 1900-1980
    Post WWII Fire Stations, 1947-1960
    Institutional - Government
    Fire Station
    Eligibility Standards
  • Large open driveway
  • Flat or nearly flat roof
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining and physical features of the type and style from the period of significance
  • Exemplifies the International style as applied to institutional buildings and is also evaluated as significant under the Architecture context
  • Generally rectangular massing composed of three sections - engine house, station, and hose-drying tower
  • Horizontal massing and window emphasis
  • One or two stories in height
  • Stucco or brick exterior
  • Is representative of municipal responses to Post-WWII growth and expansion
  • Was built between 1947 and 1960
  • Canopy letters with name of station
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Workmanship
    Location
    Design
    Materials
    Feeling
    Association
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a post World War II fire station; exemplary of fire station building practices of the time.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1945-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 6ea71745-ada8-40ac-a6f7-7987382503c4
    Property Identification Number: 120A201 31
    House ID: 536854

    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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