Resource Description

Resource Summary

Names
Stone Canyon Road Residential Historic District (Primary)
Stone Canyon Road Residential Historic District (Alternative)
Resource Types
District
Important Dates
No dates recorded
Keywords (Subjects)
1940s
Cape Cod
Colonial Revival
Gerard Colcord
H. Roy Kelly
Cliff May
Wallace Neff
1950s
1930s
Period Revival
entertainment

Location Information

Addresses
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Bel Air - Beverly Crest Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 5 (Council District)
BEL AIR-BEVERLY CREST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
BEL AIR NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Classification

Classification
Type: Residential District
Related Features
No features recorded

Resource Descriptions

General Description
The Stone Canyon Road Residential Historic District is located in the western portion of Bel Air. The district is comprised of the 60 single-family residences on either side of Stone Canyon Drive, beginning at its southern boundary, the intersection of Chalon and Stone Canyon Roads, and ending at its northern boundary, the intersection of Stone Canyon Road and Taranto Way. The district is just over a mile long and one-half mile north of Sunset Boulevard. Stone Canyon Road itself is gently winding over hills and has slight variations in grade along its length. The surrounding streets are similarly curving and frequently end in cul-de-sacs, following the topography of the area. The district is made up entirely of single-family Period Revival residences, predominantly designed in American Colonial Revival and Cape Cod styles. In addition to the houses, the district is further characterized by its winding streets, historic street lamps, and lack of sidewalks. There is not a uniform pattern of street trees, although there is an abundance of mature trees and vegetation lining the streets on each individual parcel. The lots are irregularly platted, but each house has a generally consistent setback from the street, leaving room for a lawn, a garden or landscaping as well as a driveway that leads to a typically attached garage. All of the residences in the district are consistent in their massing and scale; the majority of them are two stories with irregular plans. Contributors have a high level of integrity and retain many of the character-defining features of their respective styles. Of the 60 houses in the district, 42 are contributors, ten are non-contributors and eight could not be evaluated.

Summary of Significance
The Stone Canyon Road Residential Historic District was recorded as an excellent, intact concentration of Period Revival residential architecture mostly dating from the 1930s and 1940s. Of the 60 buildings within the district, 70% are contributors. The period of significance for the district begins in 1932, the year the earliest contributor was built to 1954, the year the most recent contributor was built. The Stone Canyon Road Residential Historic District is part of a 1925 extension to Bel Air, which was developed by Alphonzo Bell. Like Bel Air Estates, the neighborhood was the home to numerous individuals in the entertainment industry including actress and singer Judy Garland, director Timothy Whelan, director Norman Foster, actress Dolores Del Rio, actor Claude Rains, and actress Greer Garson. The notable architects of the period were commissioned to design houses in the neighborhood including Wallace Neff, Cliff May, H. Roy Kelley, and Gerard Colcord. Several of the houses in the district were also recorded as individual resources as excellent examples of a Period Revival style.

External System References

SurveyLA ID: dc974379-6255-4bfb-af43-a45885e6b8ab

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2013-09-07
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Housing the Masses, 1880-1975
Period Revival Neighborhoods, 1918-1942
Automobile Suburb
Neighborhood
Eligibility Standards
  • Residences that have been stuccoed may be considered contributing as long as it is the only exterior alteration
  • Must retain the majority of the original planning features including street patterns, buildings setbacks, landscape or street features
  • May include one or a full range of Period Revival styles
  • Conveys a strong visual sense of overall historic environment from the period of significance
  • Retains original planning features including street patterns, buildings setbacks, landscape or street features
  • Mostly one- and/or two-story single-family residences
  • Physical infrastructure such as curbing, street lights, street trees, and other amenities will ideally be present if they existed originally
  • District boundaries will typically follow the original subdivision plates, although vacant parcels and non-contributing buildings may be excluded along the perimeters
  • The enclosure of front entry porches is an acceptable alteration if original features have not been removed
  • Some windows and doors may have been replaced, as long as openings have not been altered and original fenestration patterns have not been disrupted
  • Unified entity with a significant concentration of residences designed in Period Revival styles including Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival, Late Tudor Revival, French Revival, and Exotic Revival
  • Within districts, the threshold of integrity for contributing properties is defined as the ability of a particular residence to reflect the architectural style and form that it would have possessed at the time of construction
  • Was developed during the period of significance
  • May be associated with important developers, architects and/or landscape designers
  • District as a whole should retain integrity of Location, Setting, Design, Workmanship, Feeling, and Materials
  • An accumulation of minor alterations may render a residence non-contributing
  • May contain some buildings from outside the period of significance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    Setting
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Association
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    An excellent example of a Period Revival historic district from the 1930s and 1940s with homes designed by notable architect for individuals associated with the entertainment industry.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1932-01-01
    To: 1954-12-31

    Related Resources

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    963 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1043 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1000 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    831 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Potential Contributor, is a potential contributor to / has as a possible contributor)
    1211 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Potential Contributor, is a potential contributor to / has as a possible contributor)
    909 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    948 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    1141 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Non-Contributor, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    1261 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Non-Contributor, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    1101 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    949 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    880 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1251 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1150 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    982 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1280 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Potential Contributor, is a potential contributor to / has as a possible contributor)
    1200 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    901 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1320 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    1121 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1270 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    1100 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Non-Contributor, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
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    10610 W TARANTO WAY (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    1030 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    10575 W FONTENELLE WAY (Building, District Non-Contributor, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    Smith Residence (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    Ryan Residence (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    841 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1065 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
    1130 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)
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    930 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Non-Contributor, is a non-contributor to / has as a non-contributor)
    939 N STONE CANYON ROAD (Building, District Contributor, is a contributor to / has as a contributor)

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    None

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

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

    Related Information Resources

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    Documents
    SurveyLA: Bel Air-Beverly Crest Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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