Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Citizens National Bank (Primary)
Citizens National Bank (Historic)
Wilmington Post Office (Historic)
200 E ANAHEIM ST (Alternative)
Important Dates
1934-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Citizens National Bank - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
200 E ANAHEIM ST Primary
208 E ANAHEIM ST Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Wilmington - Harbor City Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 15 (Council District)
WILMINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
WILMINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Commercial-Finance, Bank/Savings & Loan   Use: Historic     Style: Beaux Arts Classicism    
Type: Institutional-Health   Use: Current        
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP06. 1-3 story commercial building          
Features
Component: Cladding Type: Stucco, smooth Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Unknown Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Double; Fully glazed Material: Metal
Component: Plan Type: Rectangular Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Flat Material: Rolled Asphalt
Component: Window Type: Fixed; Grouped Material: Other
Component: Window Type: Fixed; Awning; Single Material: Other
Component: Window Type: Single; Awning; Fixed; Multi-light Material: Other
Architectural Description
Notable features of the building include bands of intricate decoration on primary elevations and engaged columns at window corners on the first story.
Alterations
Storefront altered or replaced
Windows replaced - all
Awnings added
Signage added
Door (primary) replaced

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2012-03-21
Context/Theme
Commercial Development, 1850-1980
Banks and Financial Institutions, 1870-1980
Commercial - Finance
Bank/Saving & Loan
Eligibility Standards
  • Was historically designed and used as a bank building
  • Significant as a property type (C)
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    An excellent example of a Beaux Arts style bank in Wilmington. Illustrates commercial development along a major thoroughfare in Wilmington.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1934-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2012-07-20
    Context/Theme
    Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
    Late 19th and Early 20th Century Architecture, 1865-1950
    Beaux Arts Classicism, 1895-1930
    Commercial
    Eligibility Standards
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Is a good example of the Beaux Arts style
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Other features may include projecting and receding pavilions; figure sculpture, in the round or relief; and elaborately detailed entablatures
  • May range from one to fourteen stories in height
  • Formal or monumental scaled architectural elements
  • Cast concrete or stone sheathing
  • An emphasis on composition and symmetry
    • Integrity Aspects
    Association
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Design
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    An excellent example of the Beaux Arts architectural style in the Wilmington CPA. One of the few examples of the style in the CPA.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1934-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: dc2b3a3f-ebbf-46fe-96ae-a9a83322a647
    Property Identification Number: 030B209 236
    Property Identification Number: 030B209 236
    House ID: 369942

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Wilmington - Harbor City Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    GPA Consulting, Inc. (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Wilmington-Harbor City Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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