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Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Individual Resources Primary Address: 924 E 2ND ST Other Address: 923 E 3RD ST Name: Pacific Commercial Warehouse Year built: 1910 Architectural style: Vernacular Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Early Industrial Development, 1880-1945 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a 1910 industrial warehouse building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; most examples from this period do not retain integrity. Context 2: Context: Other Context, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Design/Construction, 1850-1980 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of industrial architecture by master architects Parkinson & Bergstrom. Page 1 of 84 Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Primary Address: 947 E 4TH ST Other Address: 953 E 4TH ST 957 E 4TH ST Name: Coca-Cola Syrup Manufacturing Plant Year built: 1915 Architectural style: Moderne, Late Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: Manufacturing for the Masses, 1883-1989 Theme: Factories, 1887-1980 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: Factory Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of an early-20th century factory building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district. This factory was built by the internationally known Coca-Cola Company to produce syrup for its sodas. The original portion of the building was constructed in 1915, designed by E.A. Stuhrman. The building was substantially expanded and reclad with its current design in 1939, by Coca-Cola architect Jesse M. Shelton. Shelton was an Atlanta-based architect, and designed a number of factories for the Coca- Cola Company during the 1930s and the 1940s, including Baltimore, New Orleans, and Boston, all of which strongly resemble the design of this building. It is unknown when Coca-Cola left the building; more research is needed to determine the period of significance. Primary Address: 1340 E 6TH ST Other Address: 1350 E 6TH ST 1356 E 6TH ST 610 S MILL ST 630 S MILL ST Name: Metropolitan Warehouse Co. Year built: 1924 Architectural style: Industrial, Utilitarian Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Early Industrial Development, 1880-1945 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a 1920s industrial warehouse building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; most examples from this period do not retain integrity. Page 2 of 84 Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Primary Address: 2140 E 7TH PL Other Address: 2120 E 7TH PL 2124 E 7TH PL 2128 E 7TH PL 2132 E 7TH PL 2136 E 7TH PL 2142 E 7TH PL Name: Year built: 1910 Architectural style: Vernacular Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Early Industrial Development, 1880-1945 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent and rare example of an est. 1910 industrial building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; one of few remaining examples from this period. Primary Address: 1617 E 7TH ST Other Address: 1619 E 7TH ST 1621 E 7TH ST Name: Sperry Flour Co., Angeles Mill Year built: 1903 Architectural style: Vernacular Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: Manufacturing for the Masses, 1883-1989 Theme: Food Processing, 1883-1965 Sub theme: Flour Mills, 1887-1955 Property type: Industrial Property sub type: Flour Mill Criteria: A/1/1 & C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent and rare example of an early-20th century flour mill building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; one of few remaining examples from this period. The Sperry Flour Co. was founded in 1852 in Stockton, California, and arrived in Los Angeles in 1903, when it constructed the existing building to serve as a mill and office, with expansions in 1911, 1912, and 1913. Sperry Flour Co. was acquired by General Mills in 1929, and occupied this site into the 1930s. It is unknown when Sperry Flour Co. vacated this site; more research is needed to determine the period of significance. Page 3 of 84 Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Primary Address: 1745 E 7TH ST Other Address: 1737 E 7TH ST Name: Diamond Walnut Co. Year built: 1921 Architectural style: Vernacular Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Industrial Design and Engineering, 1887-1965 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: Daylight Factory Criteria: C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a 1920s daylight factory building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; built for the California Walnut Growers Association (later the "Diamond Walnut California Walnut Growers Association"). Daylight factories were designed to maximize the amount of light reaching the interior of the building; they are characterized by bays of large industrial sash windows, skylights, or other roof forms that bring in additional light. Context 2: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Industrial Design and Engineering, 1887-1965 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: Industrial Loft Criteria: C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a 1920s industrial loft building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; built for the California Walnut Growers Association (later the "Diamond Walnut California Walnut Growers Association"). Industrial lofts are characterized by a vertical organization of manufacturing tasks, typically with machinery on the lower floors, assembly and storage above, with offices on the top floors. Page 4 of 84 Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Primary Address: 2001 E 7TH ST Other Address: 696 S MATEO ST Name: Merchants National Bank Year built: 1924 Architectural style: Exotic Revival Context 1: Context: Commercial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Banks and Financial Institutions, 1870-1980 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Commercial - Finance Property sub type: Bank/Saving & Loan Criteria: A/1/1 & C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Rare example of a 1920 bank building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district. Primary Address: 2046 E 7TH ST Other Address: 2054 E 7TH ST 2060 E 7TH ST 715 S SANTA FE AVE 721 S SANTA FE AVE 725 S SANTA FE AVE 729 S SANTA FE AVE 733 S SANTA FE AVE 737 S SANTA FE AVE 801 S SANTA FE AVE 805 S SANTA FE AVE 809 S SANTA FE AVE 813 S SANTA FE AVE 817 S SANTA FE AVE Name: Ford Motor Company Factory Building Year built: 1923 Architectural style: Context 1: Context: Theme: Property type: Criteria: Status code: Reason: The Ford Motor Company Factory building was determined eligible for the National Register in 2014. The building was undergoing substantial rehabilitation/adaptive reuse at the time of the survey. Page 5 of 84 Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Primary Address: 2151 E 14TH ST Other Address: 2152 E 11TH ST 1400 S WILSON ST 1412 S WILSON ST Name: Year built: 1910 Architectural style: Victorian, Vernacular Cottage, hip roof Context 1: Context: Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Early Residential Development, 1880-1930 Sub theme: Early Single-Family Residential Development, 1880-1930 Property type: Residential Property sub type: Single-Family Residence Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 5S3 Reason: Rare example of early residential development in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; may be the only residence in the industrial area. The residence was moved to this location in 1924 from 1258 Wilson Street, just a few blocks away. Because the residence is not in its original location, it appears to meet local criteria only and may not meet significance thresholds for National Register or California Register eligibility. Primary Address: 2200 E 15TH ST Name: Kay's Food Bar Sign Year built: 1966 Architectural style: Googie Context 1: Context: Commercial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Commercial Signs, 1906-1980 Sub theme: Pylons, Poles, Stantions, and Billboards, 1920-1980 Property type: Commercial - Sign Property sub type: Freestanding Pole Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a 1960s Googie-style pole sign with neon detailing. Evaluation is for the sign only; building is substantially altered. Signs appear to meet local criteria only and may not meet significance thresholds for National Register or California Register eligibility. Page 6 of 84 Central City North Individual Resources - 09/29/16 Primary Address: 2260 E 15TH ST Other Address: 2250 E 15TH ST Name: Braun Corporation; Barth and Dreyfuss Year built: 1931 Architectural style: Art Deco Context 1: Context: Industrial Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Early Industrial Development, 1880-1945 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Industrial Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: A/1/1 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a 1930s industrial warehouse building in Los Angeles' primary industrial district; most examples from this period do not retain integrity. Context 2: Context: Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980 Sub context: L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980 Theme: Related Responses to Modernism, 1926-1970 Sub theme: Art Deco, 1926-1939 Property type: Industrial Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: C/3/3 Status code: 3CS;5S3 Reason: Rare example of Art Deco industrial architecture in Los Angeles' primary industrial district.