Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
2022 W 70TH ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1940-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
2022 W 70TH ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
2022 W 70TH ST Primary
2020 W 70TH ST Alternative
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)
HARVARD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Multi Family, Apartment House   Use: Historic     Style: Art Deco Moderne, Streamline    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP03. Multiple 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
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Related Responses to Modernism, 1924-1970
Streamline Moderne, 1935-1945
Residential
Eligibility Standards
  • Speedlines at wall surfaces, such as horizontal moldings and continuous sill courses
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Flat or nearly flat roofs
  • Smooth stucco cladding
  • Unadorned wall surfaces, with minimal ornament
  • Windows “punched” into walls, with no surrounds
  • Retains the essential character defining features of the Streamline Moderne style from the period of significance
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Rounded corners and curved surfaces, emulating a “windswept” appearance
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Setting
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3S
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of the Streamline Moderne style, with some Art Deco features such as vertical banding at the front facade. High quality of design, and totally intact.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1940-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: fb992671-a8ce-4c26-8e09-79079dbb9633
    Property Identification Number: 102B189 962
    Property Identification Number: 102B189 962
    House ID: 444560

    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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