Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Manley Oil Company Headquarters (Primary)
Manley Oil Company Headquarters (Historic)
1504 W ROCKWOOD ST (Alternative)
Important Dates
1887-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Manley Oil Company Headquarters - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1504 W ROCKWOOD ST Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Westlake Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 13 (Council District)
GREATER ECHO PARK ELYSIAN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
TEMPLE-BEAUDRY NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Folk Victorian    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
Component: Cladding Type: Wood shingles, fish scale; Wood tongue-and-groove Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Unknown Material: none defined
Component: Façade Type: Asymmetrical Material: none defined
Component: Plan Type: Rectangular Material: none defined
Component: Porch Type: Projecting; Partial width; Balustrade (Porch Rail); Wood (Porch Rail); Brackets (Porch Supports); Posts (Porch Supports); Roof, shed Material: Wood
Component: Roof Type: Eaves, boxed; Brackets; Gable, crossed; Bargeboards Material: Composition shingle
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Bay, canted Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Single Material: Wood
Architectural Description
Decorative wood scrollwork
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2013-08-15
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Early Residential Development, 1880-1930
Early Single-Family Residential Development, 1880-1930
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Represents a very early period of settlement/residential development in a neighborhood or community
  • Dates from the period of significance
  • Retains most of the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Has an important association with early settlement or residential development within a neighborhood or community
    • Integrity Aspects
    Association
    Feeling
    Setting
    Materials
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Design
    Workmanship
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Rare, intact example of early residential development in Westlake; most examples from this period do not retain integrity.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1887-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2013-12-11
    Context/Theme
    Industrial Development, 1850-1980
    Oil and Petroleum Products, 1892-1965
    Commercial - Office
    Oil Company Office
    Eligibility Standards
  • Was the corporate or branch office of an oil company that had a significant role in the historical development of the oilfields of the L.A. basin
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Materials
    Association
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Setting
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    This residence served as the headquarters for the Manley Oil Company for over 100 years. Founded in 1896, the Manley Oil Co. was a small family-owned oil business that operated wells throughout the neighborhood. This neighborhood, Temple-Beaudry, is part of the Los Angeles City Oil Field, considered to be the birthplace of Los Angeles' oil industry. In 1892, two miners, Edward Laurence Doheny and Charles A. Canfield, struck crude in this neighborhood, a strike that ushered in an oil rush that helped to fuel the city's early growth. At its peak around the turn-of-the-century, the Los Angeles City Oil Field had over 1,200 operating wells. The Manley Oil Co. operated out of this residence from its founding in 1886, and was still in operation as recently as 1992. Sanborn maps reveal that were oil pumps and tanks all along Glendale Boulevard, just north of this property, many of which were likely worked by the Manley Oil Co. It is unknown if or when the Manley Oil Co. stopped operating out of this residence; more research is needed to determine the period of significance.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1896-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: b9ba7673-2923-4dfd-ba3b-f27abe6328f7
    Property Identification Number: 135A209 345
    House ID: 654314

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Westlake Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Westlake Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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