Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
8720 S VERMONT AVE (Primary)
Important Dates
1938-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
8720 S VERMONT AVE - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
8720 S VERMONT AVE Primary
8722 S VERMONT AVE Alternative
8724 S VERMONT 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 SOUTHEAST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
VERMONT VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Commercial-Retail, Retail Store   Use: Historic     Style: Art Deco    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP06. 1-3 story commercial building          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Security roll up gates added

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-03-05
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Related Responses to Modernism, 1924-1970
Art Deco, 1925-1938
Commercial
Eligibility Standards
  • Retains the essential character-defining features of the Art Deco style
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Metal windows, often fixed sash and casement
  • Zigzags, chevrons and other stylized and geometric motifs as decorative elements on façade
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Smooth wall surfaces, such as stucco
  • Emphasis on verticality
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Feeling
    Association
    Location
    Workmanship
    Design
    Materials
    Setting
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of an Art Deco commercial building, with storefronts mostly intact. Exhibits high quality of design.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1938-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: d13f107f-47ee-4ced-bab8-8a5d4978448f
    Property Identification Number: 096A199 58
    Property Identification Number: 096A199 66
    Property Identification Number: 096A199 66
    House ID: 425385

    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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