Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
1327 S GRAMERCY PL (Primary)
Important Dates
1925-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
1327 S GRAMERCY PL - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
1327 S GRAMERCY PL Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
South Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 10 (Council District)
UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE HISTORIC ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, WEST ADAMS, AND JEFFERSON PARK COMMUNITY (Neighborhood Council)
HARVARD HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Multi Family, Apartment House   Use: Historic     Style: Spanish Colonial Revival    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP03. Multiple family property          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Windows replaced - some
Security window bars added
Security door(s) added

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-01-05
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Spanish Colonial Revival, 1915-1942
Residential
Apartment House
Eligibility Standards
  • Stuccoed exteriors; secondary materials may include wrought iron, wood, cast stone, terra cotta, and polychromatic tile
  • Is an excellent example of its type and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Two to six stories in height
  • Use of arches of a variety of shapes for windows, doors, niches, openings in wing walls, and other features
  • Exhibits character-defining features of apartment houses as described in Multi-Family Residential Theme
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Patios, courtyards, loggias or covered porches and/or balconies
  • Architectural detailing is usually limited to public elevations
  • Window grilles and screens of wood, wrought iron, or stucco
  • Originally constructed as a multiple-family residence
  • Complex massing, resulting from turrets, towers, corbelled overhangs, multiple and often asymmetrically organized wings, exterior staircases
  • Distinctively shaped and capped chimneys
  • Gable, hipped, and/or flat roof, typically with clay tile roof or roof trim
  • Single and multi-paned windows, predominantly casement and double-hung sash
  • Wooden plank or carved doors with prominent hinges and hardware
  • Exemplifies the character-defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style
    • Integrity Aspects
    Workmanship
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    Materials
    Feeling
    Association
    Setting
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of a Spanish Colonial Revival apartment building, exhibiting high quality of design through distinctive features.
    Periods of Significance
    No periods of significance recorded

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: d933a7fc-3b9f-4f00-8143-c254d838cf57
    Property Identification Number: 129B193 1413
    House ID: 625331

    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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