Resource Description

Resource Summary

Names
Donna Park Historic District (Primary)
Donna Park (Alternative)
Resource Types
District
Important Dates
No dates recorded
Keywords (Subjects)
No keywords recorded

Location Information

Addresses
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Los Angeles City Council District 10 (Council District)
West Adams - Baldwin Hills - Leimert Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS WEST AREA NDC (Neighborhood Council)

Classification

Classification
Type: Residential District
Use: Historic
Related Features
No features recorded
No features recorded

Resource Descriptions

General Description
"Donna Park Historic District is located in the northern area of the Leimert Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles. It includes one-story single-family residences on Dublin and Roxton Avenues between Rodeo Road and 39th Street. The topography of the district is generally flat. While Roxton follows a rectilinear grid pattern, Dublin curves slightly at its southern end. Both streets are lined with mature jacaranda and other shade trees. Lot sizes are mostly consistent (they vary slightly where Dublin curves), and properties retain uniform setbacks fronted by lawns and concrete sidewalks. Each of the houses was designed with a detached garage at the rear of the lot accessed via a driveway along the north or south sides of the property line.The district is composed of one-story houses primarily built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style; some are Minimal Traditional in style. Typical features of the Spanish Colonial Revival-style residences include asymmetrical facades, stucco exterior walls, multi-light casement windows, towers/turrets, arched window and door openings, and clay tile roofs. Residences designed in the Minimal Traditional style are simpler, but retain the same massing and scale as the Spanish Colonial Revival houses in the neighborhood. Of the 77 buildings within the district, 66 are contributors to the district's significance."

External System References

SurveyLA ID: a9a58f51-141f-426b-a43b-aca5287322e6

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2016-01-26
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Developers and the Development Process, 1888-1975
Community and Operative Builders, 1888-1940
Residential Suburb
Subdivision
Eligibility Standards
  • As a whole, retains the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Developers known for creating distinctive or innovative suburban design concepts may also be considered a "master" under Criterion C
    • Integrity Aspects
    Materials
    Association
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Design
    Location
    Setting
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a 1930s residential subdivision planned and developed by notable Los Angeles builder Elwain Steinkamp.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1936-01-01
    To: 1939-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2016-05-25
    Context/Theme
    Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
    Housing the Masses, 1880-1975
    Period Revival Neighborhoods, 1918-1942
    Automobile Suburb
    Subdivision
    Eligibility Standards
  • Retains original planning features including street patterns, buildings setbacks, landscape or street features
  • May be associated with important developers, architects and/or landscape designers
  • Mostly one- and/or two-story single-family residences
  • District boundaries will typically follow the original subdivision plates, although vacant parcels and non-contributing buildings may be excluded along the perimeters
  • Detached garages located at the rear of lots, if present
    • Integrity Aspects
    Association
    Design
    Materials
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Setting
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a Period Revival neighborhood primarily containing single-family residences in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Minimal Traditional style. Contributors exhibit the essential character-defining features of the style.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1936-01-01
    To: 1939-01-01

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    3850 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    2422 W RODEO ROAD (District Non-Contributor, Building, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
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    3891 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3880 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3876 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3865 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3820 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    3871 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3800 S DUBLIN AVE (District Non-Contributor, Building, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    3872 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3845 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3827 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3830 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3840 S DUBLIN AVE (District Non-Contributor, Building, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    3855 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3882 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3831 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3817 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3870 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    3801 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    3768 S DUBLIN AVE (District Non-Contributor, Building, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
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    3844 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    3776 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3856 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3784 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    3814 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3877 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3796 S DUBLIN AVE (District Non-Contributor, Building, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    3793 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    3804 S DUBLIN AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3783 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3789 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3841 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3788 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3797 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3792 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    3860 S ROXTON AVE (District Contributor, Building, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - West Adams - Baldwin Hills - Leimert 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: West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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