Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
715 W 30TH ST (Primary)
Patio de los Arcos (Alternative)
Important Dates
1931-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
715 W 30TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
715 W 30TH ST Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
South Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 9 (Council District)
EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS NORTH AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
UNIVERSITY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Multi Family, Courtyard Apartment   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

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-09-03
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Spanish Colonial Revival, 1915-1942
Residential
Courtyard Apartment
Eligibility Standards
  • Is an excellent example of its type and/or the work of a significant architect or builder
  • Retains most of the essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Is one or two stories in height
  • Window grilles, rejas, pierced stucco screens, clay attic vents
  • Wooden plank or carved doors with prominent hinges and hardware
  • Use of arches of a variety of shapes for windows, doors, niches, openings in wing walls, and other features
  • Provision for automobiles, either in the rear (bungalow court) or possibly integrated into courtyard complex (courtyard apartment)
  • Exhibits character-defining features of a bungalow court or courtyard apartment as described in Multi-family Residential Theme
  • Stuccoed exteriors; secondary materials may include wrought iron, wood, cast stone, terra cotta, and polychromatic tile
  • Complex massing, resulting from turrets, towers, corbelled overhangs, multiple and often asymmetrically organized wings, exterior staircases
  • Gable, hipped, and/or flat roof, typically with clay tile roof or roof trim
  • Individual unit entries open to courtyard (street-facing units of bungalow courts may open to street)
  • Patios, courtyards, loggias or covered porches and/or balconies
  • Exemplifies the character-defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style
  • Single and multi-paned windows, predominantly casement and double-hung sash
  • Originally constructed as a multiple-family residence
    • 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
    Excellent example of a Spanish Colonial Revival apartment house, with elaborate design and site plan. Exhibits high quality of design and craftsmanship.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1931-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: ec0a8eb1-afc6-4201-95c1-f3c11aca2fb9
    Property Identification Number: 121-5A203 147
    House ID: 554651

    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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