Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Brock and Company Jewelry Store (Primary)
Brock Jewelers (Alternative)
LA Historic-Cultural Monument No. 358 (Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument)
Clifton's Cafeteria (Alternative)
Important Dates
1922-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Brock and Company Jewelry Store - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Dodd & Richards
Builder
Scofield Engineering Construction Company
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
513 W 7TH ST Primary
515 W 7TH ST Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Central City Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 14 (Council District)
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Commercial-Retail, Chain Store   Use: Historic     Style: Spanish Colonial Revival, Churrigueresque    
Type: Commercial-Food Service, Restaurant/Tavern   Use: Current        
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No alterations listed

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2014-08-05
Context/Theme
Commercial Development, 1850-1980
Commercial Identity, 1850-1980
Commercial
Eligibility Standards
No standards recorded
Integrity Aspects
No standards recorded
California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
5S1
Significance Statement
The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it reflects “the broad cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, or community” as the former headquarters of Brock & Company jewelers, a prominent jewelry firm founded in 1903. The property reflects the development of downtown into a center for jewelry manufacturing and retail in Los Angeles.
Periods of Significance
From: 1922-01-01
Date Evaluated
2014-08-05
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Churrigueresque, 1915-1942
Commercial
Eligibility Standards
No standards recorded
Integrity Aspects
No standards recorded
California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
5S1
Significance Statement
The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it embodies the "distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction," as an example of Churrigueresque architecture.
Periods of Significance
From: 1922-01-01

Designations

Designation and Protection Status

Type: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Date: 1988-04-15 -

External References

External System References

Processing ID: HCM-358
Property Identification Number: 129A209 147
House ID: 609328
Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument Number: 358

Related Resources

Related Historic Resources

None

Related Historic Districts

None

Related Activities

None

Related Historic Events

None

Related People/Organizations

Scofield Engineering Construction Company (was built by / built)
Dodd & Richards (Architecture/Design Firm or Partnership, was designed by /designed)

Related Information Resources

Images
Documents
None

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