Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey
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Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey City of Glendale, California Prepared for: City of Glendale 633 East Broadway, Room 103 Glendale, California 91206 Prepared by: Tanya Rathbun Sorrell, M.A. LSA Associates, Inc. 1500 Iowa Avenue, Suite 200 Riverside, California 92507 LSA Project No. CGD1101 September 6, 2011 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................ 1 I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND METHODOLOGY ............................ 5 ROSSMOYNE STUDY AREA.................................................... 5 MAPS ............................................................................ 7 CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION ................................................. 7 FIELDWORK .................................................................... 7 PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED HISTORIC RESOURCES .......................... 8 II. HISTORIC CONTEXT ........................................................... 9 INTRODUCTION................................................................ 9 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY .................................................... 10 RELEVANT HISTORICAL CONTEXTS ........................................ 22 III. PHYSICAL CHARACTER .....................................................29 INTRODUCTION............................................................... 29 NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER .............................................. 29 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES.................................................... 33 IV. EVALUATION AS A POTENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT...................39 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE................................. 39 DISTRICT CONTRIBUTORS AND NON-CONTRIBUTORS................... 40 LOCAL EVALUATION ......................................................... 42 NATIONAL AND CALIFORNIA REGISTER EVALUATION ................... 44 GLOSSARY.........................................................................47 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................49 CITY OF GLENDALE .......................................................... 49 LOS ANGELES COUNTY ...................................................... 49 STUDIES AND REPORTS...................................................... 49 OTHER SOURCES ............................................................. 49 APPENDIX A: Criteria for the Evaluation of Historic Resources APPENDIX B: Historic Rossmoyne Tract Maps APPENDIX C: Master Tables of Properties within the Rossmoyne Historic District APPENDIX D: Department of Parks and Recreation Forms Draft Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey City of Glendale Prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. September 2011 This Page Intentionally Left Blank City of Glendale Draft Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey Prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. September 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) is under contract to the City of Glendale to conduct a historic resources survey of a portion of the Rossmoyne neighborhood that has been nominated by the community for designation as a Glendale Historic District. The Study Area comprises 505 assessor’s parcels in an area northeast of downtown Glendale, north of Verdugo Road, generally between Cordova Street and Royal Boulevard. The purpose of the survey was to identify, document, and evaluate the proposed Rossmoyne Historic District for eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register), California Register of Historical Resources (California Register), and/or for designation as a City of Glendale Historic District. This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Los Angeles County Preservation Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In February 2011, LSA conducted background and archival research into the history and development of the Rossmoyne Neighborhood in order to develop a Historic Context Statement that was specific to the Rossmoyne neighborhood. In March 2011, LSA Architectural Historian Tanya Sorrell conducted a reconnaissance-level survey that included documentation and description of all 505 properties within the proposed district boundaries. Survey data and photographs were recorded in the Historic Architecture Inventory (HAI), a field application and database developed by LSA for field data collection. The HAI provided the team with the ability to create architectural descriptions in the field and to print Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR 523) forms. Based on the historic context statement and survey results, LSA concluded that the Rossmoyne Historic District appears eligible for the National Register under Criteria A and C at the local level because it is an excellent example of an early automobile suburb and contains a significant concentration of exceptional examples of Period Revival residences. As an early automobile suburb, the Rossmoyne Historic District significantly represents a broad pattern of development that radically transformed the Southern California landscape in the 20th century with a period of significance from 1923–1950. It is highly intact, with about 82 percent of properties in the district qualifying as contributors. For these same reasons, the Rossmoyne Historic District appears eligible for the California Register under Criteria 1 and 3, and for designation as a City of Glendale Historic District under Criteria A, B, C, F, G, and H. Draft Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey City of Glendale Prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. September 2011 1 This Page Intentionally Left Blank City of Glendale Draft Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey 2 Prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. September 2011 M IS TY IS LE DR H A R R G I N R G E T E O N N N B C O D CO R A R R A V C I A D K ED AR A O R E C N V O N R A A U A D R G A T T G R H V D R A D TE H DR IL ST L R C DA CE RDOVA AV R N CO O G Y F R W IC R T E AJEST D R M O E T I D S M E Y AR E N L L A P ED DR B M N C R E E L N E RM R A R E O C B I N N S Y Y A L I C U T A V R R E BL O A O D D N D L P R D C A C R T N R R R V R D A A A A K A D D R S A LO S B E I A V N N T O SI R D R R R D O S L C I R L S E AV T O S L T N D E E O Y R L O E H O DR SM TO DR PR S ARB D S I IN E YD RO L C E R ** L * C N N * R * O T S R E T S O C G SM O R D R F R O O T D R LE YNE A A O V R P L N NO UEB AD A E K E S R V * O S D * M D B M CO E ** R L CO D OS N O V RTE DR R * D Z O R O N I T S U D A AV M U COR OV T R N R D P S R AIN ST R E O T NT D N A U E R A - O O R A I M 1 N N C E R RE - IS S MO F 3 E T 01 337.5 675 V I R 4 A 3 Y L Figure 2: General Location 4 4 W FEET W L DR A SOURCE: County of Los Angeles (2009); LSA (2011) R S S E E Y R D A E M I:\CGD1101\GIS\Historic_District_8x11.mxd (9/20/2011) E PORTOLA V O T D O N F E X H Y C L E O L M X E E I A L A O O T T D A N N S O N L I D R T T M T R A Z C 8 B E E E J A L A 8 L O O S D V N G U O O D A S D LEGEND J L E N M E E T A D E H E T * N GLENDALE AV L R O R D M N D * ST A * D R * O O R I N T N R * G ETHEL S A ETHEL ST N LE N S K T D A T S S L E Contributor E A R V B E Non-Contributor GO C L U I N ADAM R S V D Y Y V S R T E C None D V E R L N ProposedD Rossmoyne Historic District E N T D V R E U R DUG R O RD A A D O R F UG R ERD W V Note: A list of properties within the N districtY sorted by address is located in the report appendices. L P ETBRIAR DR G ER EDIN WE AL D BURG S O R H G UG L R D N O ER V V P E E N R P R L D I K N C NOA A I VA V SYL I P V S O N I LE TA A N G D R D O WOODBUR R Y Y A R K D T E AVON R O L A UTO K R N N TE D R DR ON NY CA This Page Intentionally Left Blank City of Glendale Draft Rossmoyne Historic Resources Survey 4 Prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. September 2011 I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND METHODOLOGY LSA Associates, Inc is under contract to the City of Glendale (City) to survey and evaluate a residential area in northeast Glendale known generally as Rossmoyne (Study Area) in order to determine its potential eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register), and for the Glendale Register as a historic district. This historic resources survey was prepared pursuant to standard methodology and practices developed by the California State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) and the National Parks Service (NPS), as well as standards established by the City’s own Historic Preservation Program. LSA performed the following tasks as part of the survey methodology: • Reviewed previously developed historic context statements and historic resources surveys for background information and relevant context narrative. • Developed a historic context statement for the Study Area through building upon previously prepared context statements. • Reviewed additional archival information and applicable contexts related to the Study Area. • Conducted a windshield survey of the Study Area and surrounding area to understand its immediate setting, layout, streetscape, architectural styles, and general integrity relative to adjacent neighborhoods. • Surveyed every residence in the Study Area boundaries, preparing architectural descriptions, noting alterations, and documenting with digital photographs.