Summary The Judson Studios was constructed as a school of art in 1901 and used as such until it became a stained glass studio in 1920, the use it retains to the present. The building is significant under Criterion A because it housed the College of Fine Arts of the University of Southern California, the first college of […]

The Highland Park Masonic Temple is significant in the area of social history under Criterion A as the first permanent home of one of the area’s influential civic organizations. The building is also significant in the architectural development of the area under Criterion C as a very good example of a mixed-use commercial building executed in a Mediterranean/Spanish

Summary The Glassell Park Elementary School building is a significant historic property in the neighborhood of Glassell Park and it meets Criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places at the local level of significance. The Glassell Park Elementary School building is eligible under Criteria A because of its association with the Reconstruction Program of

The Lincoln Heights Branch Library is an outstanding example of the Carnegie Grant Buildings built during the first phase of Branch construction between 1911 and 1916. Its striking appearance is due to a quatri-circular floor plan, with the concave curve of the facade oriented toward the intersection at the corner of the parcel. The shape and detail of the

The Los Angeles Railway Company was formed in 1895 “to succeed to the property and franchises” of the bankrupt Los Angeles Consolidated Railway. The new company began immediately the electrification of the earlier company’s cable lines. This was the beginning of the expansion and modernization of the system. Three years later the company was completely reorganized and enlarged

Summary Angels Flight, located on Bunker Hill in downtown Los Angeles, is a rare surviving example of an incline railway and is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A and C, Consideration B, for significance in transportation and the unique representation of a rare property type. The property was first constructed

The Broadway Theater and Commercial District is a six-block thoroughfare containing the vestiges of the Los Angeles theater and commercial center developed from the early 1890 1 s to the early 1930’s. The area is significant not only for this activity, but also for the high concentration of important architectural creations which document the development of both commercial and

This unique five-story office building was- built in 1893 for Louis Bradbury (who owned it until 1944). George Herbert Wyman was only 32 when he designed the structure and had no formal architectural or engineering training at that time. A heavy sandstone exterior leaves one unprepared for the cage of light filled glass within. The

The Pacific Electric (PE) Building is significant under Criterion A for its association with the Pacific Electric Railway and, subsequently, Southern Pacific Railroad, a locally significant mass transit system. The property retains a high degree of integrity following an adaptive reuse project that converted the rail station and offices into residential apartment units. Its integrity