Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
1838 W 50TH ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1910-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
1838 W 50TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1838 W 50TH ST Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
South Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 8 (Council District)
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
WEST VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, Bungalow   Use: Historic     Style: Craftsman    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Wall cladding replaced

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-04-05
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Arts and Crafts Movement, 1895-1930
Craftsman, 1905-1930
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Shingled exteriors, occasionally clapboard or stucco
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Building forms that respond to the site
  • Typically double-hung windows or casement windows situated in groups
  • Double-hung windows
  • Extensive use of natural materials for columns, chimneys, retaining walls, and landscape features
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the Arts and Crafts movement and the Craftsman style
  • Exhibits quality craftsmanship
  • Broad, overhanging eaves with exposed structural members such as rafter tails, knee braces, and king posts
  • Broad front entry porches of half for full-width, with square or battered columns, sometimes second-story sleeping porches
  • One or two stories in height
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Design
    Setting
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Association
    Feeling
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    5S3
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Very unusual early Craftsman bungalow with brick and stone porch and gambrel roof. Exhibits high quality of design.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1910-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 8f602f92-3f59-4884-b6a5-f63c711850be
    Property Identification Number: 111B193 1149
    House ID: 492140

    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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