Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Pumphrey House (Primary)
Pumphrey House (Historic)
615 N KINGMAN AVE (Alternative)
Important Dates
1939-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Pumphrey House - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Harwell Hamilton Harris
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
615 N KINGMAN AVE Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 11 (Council District)
PACIF. PALISADES NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Prairie Modern, Early     Related Features: Mature vegetation
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
Component: Chimney Type: Unknown Material: none defined
Component: Cladding Type: Wood clapboards; Stucco, smooth Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Sidelights; Single Material: Wood
Component: Door Type: French doors; Divided lights Material: Wood
Component: Entryway Type: Stoop Material: none defined
Component: Entryway Type: Balcony Material: Wood Stucco
Component: Façade Type: Asymmetrical Material: none defined
Component: Plan Type: Irregular Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Flat; Eaves, boxed Material: none defined
Component: Window Type: Grouped; Casement Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Divided lights; Single; Fixed Material: Wood

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Windows replaced - some

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2013-09-11
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Pre-War Modernism, 1919-1945
Early Modernism, 1919-1945
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Casement windows, metal or wood sash
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Retains the essential character defining features of Early Modernism from the period of significance
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Is an example of the work of one of Los Angeles’s pioneer Modernists (F. L. Wright, L. Wright, Schindler, Neutra, possibly Gill)
  • Geometric volumes, often intersecting at angles
    • Integrity Aspects
    Setting
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Design
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Location
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Early Modern residential architecture in Pacific Palisades; work of master architect Harwell Hamilton Harris.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1939-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 95758e81-ef94-4c60-bf87-01ae4b90bd73
    Property Identification Number: 124-5A133 175
    House ID: 904960

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Brentwood - Pacific Palisades Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Harwell Hamilton Harris (Architect/Designer, was designed by /designed)
    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Brentwood-Pacific Palisades Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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