Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Dorris Place School (Primary)
Dorris Place School (Historic)
2225 N DORRIS PL (Alternative)
Important Dates
1925-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Dorris Place School - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Board of Education
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
2225 N DORRIS PL Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 13 (Council District)
ELYSIAN VALLEY RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
ELYSIAN VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Institutional-Education, Elementary School   Use: Historic     Style: Romanesque Revival     Related Features: Ancillary Building; Lawn
Type: Institutional-Education   Use: Current        
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP15. Educational building          
Features
Component: Cladding Type: Brick Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Decorative surround; Partially glazed; Paneled; Double Material: Wood
Component: Plan Type: Rectangular Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Gable, side Material: Clay tile
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Single; Transom; Arched opening; Multi-light Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Multi-light; Double-hung; Security bars; Transom; Single Material: Wood
Architectural Description
Notable features of the building include stone entryway with decorative brackets and Corinthian pilasters, as well as an arched cornice near the roofline.
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-01-31
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Romanesque Revival, 1910-1940
Institutional - Education
Other
Eligibility Standards
  • Elaborate recessed entry, often set in repeated, stepped-back rounded arches
  • Brick cladding laid in decorative patterns, often a mixture of tones
  • Flat or low-pitched, gabled, or gross-gabled roofs, sometimes in combination
  • Masonry construction (brick, cast stone, limestone, etc.)
  • Multiple belt courses
  • Red clay tile roof
  • Rounded arches in arcades, loggias, cloisters, windows, and doors
  • Windows set in groups in rounded-arch surround with intermediate slender columns
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the Romanesque style
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
    • Integrity Aspects
    Workmanship
    Setting
    Association
    Feeling
    Materials
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    An excellent intact example of Romanesque Revival architecture applied to an elementary school. Exhibits quality of design and unique architectural features.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1935-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2012-01-31
    Context/Theme
    Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980
    Education, 1876-1980
    Public Schools and the LAUSD, 1876-1980
    Pre-1933 Long Beach Earthquake, 1912-1933
    Institutional - Education
    Elementary School
    Eligibility Standards
  • May include one or more buildings built during the period of significance
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Is one of the few remaining schools from the pre-1933 Long Beach earthquake (not substantially altered or remodeled)
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Generally features a two-story rectangular-shaped main administration building with separate additional buildings for cafeterias, auditoriums, gymnasiums, and classrooms
  • Buildings designed in the popular styles of the day but particularly Art Deco, PWA Moderne, Streamline Moderne, and Spanish Colonial Revival
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Materials
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Setting
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    One of the handful of school buildings in LAUSD that retain their pre-1933 Long Beach Earthquake appearance. Remarkably intact and evocative of elementary school architecture from the 1920s.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1925-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 8ab1daa8-378a-4ecf-a171-503a5d5bb67b
    Property Identification Number: 144B213 398
    House ID: 1046102

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    None

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    GPA Consulting, Inc. (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)
    Board of Education (Architect/Designer, was designed by /designed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    None

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