Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
5430 S GRAMERCY PL (Primary)
Important Dates
1926-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
5430 S GRAMERCY PL - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
5430 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 8 (Council District)
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
WEST VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Spanish Colonial Revival    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No major alterations

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-03-29
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Spanish Colonial Revival, 1915-1942
Residential
Single-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Distinctively shaped and capped chimneys
  • Gable, hipped, and/or flat roof, typically with clay tile roof or roof trim
  • Originally designed as a single-family residence
  • Is an excellent example of its type and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Exemplifies the character-defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style
  • Use of arches of a variety of shapes for windows, doors, niches, openings in wing walls, and other features
  • Complex massing, resulting from turrets, towers, corbelled overhangs, multiple and often asymmetrically organized wings, exterior staircases
  • Stuccoed exteriors; secondary materials may include wrought iron, wood, cast stone, terra cotta, and polychromatic tile
  • Single and multi-paned windows, predominantly casement in type
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • One or two stories in height
    • Integrity Aspects
    Feeling
    Association
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Very eclectic and intricately detailed Spanish Colonial Revival residence. Characterized by its octagonal form. High quality of design and entirely intact (except for roof material).
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1926-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: da8898a9-e9fd-4fc3-b4e2-25c437c49d6c
    Property Identification Number: 108B189 778
    House ID: 470732

    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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