Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
7500 S WESTERN AVE (Primary)
Important Dates
1939-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
7500 S WESTERN AVE - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
7500 S WESTERN AVE Primary
7504 S WESTERN AVE Alternative
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 SOUTHWEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
MANCHESTER SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Institutional-Health, Medical/Dental Building or Clinic   Use: Historic     Style: Moderne, Streamline    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP41. Hospital          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-03-06
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Related Responses to Modernism, 1924-1970
Streamline Moderne, 1935-1945
Institutional
Eligibility Standards
  • Metal, often steel casement, windows
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Unadorned wall surfaces, with minimal ornament
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Smooth stucco cladding
  • Speedlines at wall surfaces, such as horizontal moldings and continuous sill courses
  • Flat or nearly flat roofs
  • Rounded corners and curved surfaces, emulating a “windswept” appearance
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Retains the essential character defining features of the Streamline Moderne style from the period of significance
  • Windows “punched” into walls, with no surrounds
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Feeling
    Location
    Materials
    Design
    Workmanship
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    3S
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a Streamline Moderne commercial building, small in scale, on a commercial thoroughfare. Exhibits high quality of design through distinctive features, including intact signage.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1939-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: bf4132b2-51b4-4d51-960f-e49898809201
    Property Identification Number: 102B193 1909
    Property Identification Number: 102B193 1929
    House ID: 447466

    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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