DEPARTMENT Of L.TY OF LOS ANGELE~ EXECUTIVE OFFICES CITY PlANNING CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF HISTORIC RESOURCES S. GAll GOLDBERG, AlCP 200 N. SPRING STRm, ROOM 620 DIRECTOR (213) 978-1271 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012·4801 (213)978-1200 VINCENT P. BERTONI, AICP CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION DEPUTY DIRECTOR RICHARD BARRON (213)978-1272 PRESIDENT ROELLA H. LOUIE VICE·PRfSIOfNT JOHN M. DUGAN, AICP DfPU1Y DIRECTOR GLEN C. DAKE ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA (213) 978-1274 MIA M. LEHRER MAYOR OZ SCOTT EVA YUAN-McDANIEl DEPUTY DIRECl'OR LOURDES SANCHEZ (213) 978-1273 COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (213) 978-1300 FAX: (213) 978·1275
INFORMATION (213) 978-1270 wwv-~.ladty.org!PLN November 13, 2008
Los Angeles City Council Room 395, City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90012
ATTENTION: Barbara Greaves, Legislative Assistant Planning and Land Use Management Committee
CASE NUMBER: CHC-2008-3554-HCM HEERMAN ESTATE 525 SOUTH VAN NESS AVENUE
At the Cultural Heritage Commission meeting of October 30, 2008, the Commission moved to include the above property in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments, subject to adoption by the City Council.
As required under the provisions of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, the Commission has solicited opinions and information from the office of the Council District in which the site is located and from any Department or Bureau of the city whose operations may be affected by the designation of such site as a Historic-Cultural Monument. Such designation in and of itself has no fiscal impact. Future applications for permits may cause minimal administrative costs.
The City Council, according to the guidelines set forth in Section 22.171 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, shall act on the proposed inclusion to the list within 90 days of the Council or Commission action, whichever first occurs. By resolution, the Council may extend the period for good cause for an additional 15 days.
The Cultural Heritage Commission would appreciate your inclusion of the subject modification to the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments upon adoption by the City Council.
The above Cultural Heritage Commission action was taken by the following vote:
Moved: Commissioner Barron Seconded: Commissioner Dake Ayes: Commissioners Barron, Dake, Louie Absent: Commissioners Lehrer, Scott Vote: 3-0
Attachment: Staff Report with Findings c: Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Fourth Council District PLANNING & LAND HoY and Woo J. lm: Owner Concerned Residents of Larchmont: Applicant USE M.ANAGEMENT NOV I 7 2008 AN EQUAL. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER @ Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC-2008-3554-HCM
HEARING DATE: October 30, 2008 Location: 525 S. Van Ness Avenue TIME: 10:00AM Council District: 4 PLACE: City Hall, Room 350 Community Plan Area: Wilshire 200 N. Spring Street Area Planning Commission: Central Los Angeles, CA Neighborhood Council: Greater Wilshire 90012 Legal Description: Lot 77 of MB 8-76, Henry J. Brown's Wilshire Terrace
PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the HEERMAN ESTATE
REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument
APPLICANT: Concerned Residents of Larchmont 140 S. Avenue 57 Los Angeles, CA 90042
OWNER: HoY and Woo J. lm 28 Viewpoint Place Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
RECOMMENDATION That the Cultural Heritage Commission:
1. Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 9, Division 22, Article 1, Section 22.171.7
2. Adopt the report findings.
S. GAIL GOLDBERG, AICP rnl'U~ Ken Bernstein, AICP, Manager Office of Historic Resources
Attachments: July 28, 2008 Historic-Cultural Monument Application ") ::~. fi;._ ''·,; '-, ' -, \,... f525:S.Van Ness Ave. CHC-2008-3554-HCM Page 2 of4
FINDINGS
1. The building "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction" as an example of Colonial Revival residential architecture.
2. The building is assoCiated with a master builder, designer, or architect, as a work by the architects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen of the firm Walker & Eisen.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ("CEQA"l FINDINGS
The Commission hereby recommends that Council find the proposed designation of the Heerman Estate as a Historic-Cultural Monument to be exempt from further analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Sections 15308 (Class 8) and 15331 (Class 31).
CRITERIA
The criterion is the Cultural Heritage Ordinance which defines a historical or cultural monument as any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon) building or structure of particular historic or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites in which the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community is reflected or exemplified, or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, State or local history or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age.
SUMMARY
Built in 1908 and altered several times from 1919-1942, this two-story single-family residential building exhibits character-defining features of Colonial Revival architecture. It is T-shaped in plan with a gabled roof sheathed in composition shingles. A single transverse gable covers the central portion of the house. The entry, located under a porte-cochere on the right side of the building, features a classic surround and brick porch with a multi-paneled wooden door and two sets of twin fluted pilasters each with four pane windows. The exterior is clad in wood clapboard siding. The fagade has multi-light, casement, double-hung, and fixed windows composed of glass and wood. A large Regency-style window bay is on a recessed fagade to the left of the main gable and chimney. Multiple sets of double hung windows flank the large brick chimney. Additional character-defining elements include boxed eaves and a cornice along the roof with broken cornices on gable pediments, circular attic vents are found in each gable end. The estate is surrounded on three sides with brick walls and has a front gate flanked by brick towers. Secondary buildings consist of the original carriage house/chauffeur's quarters, a second garage constructed in brick, a tennis court and brick pavilion, and a swimming pool.
The architects of the 1919 remodel of the proposed Heerman Estate historic monument are Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen. This remodel was one of the first commissions for the pair of native Californians who went on to gain prominence in commercial design with landmarks such as the Fine Arts Building (HCM 125), the United Artists Theatre Building (HCM 523), the Hollywood Plaza Hotel (HCM 665), the Taft Building (HCM 666), the Edwards-Wildey Building (HCM 786), the "810 South Spring Building" (HCM 871) as well as the Beverly Wilshire Hotel 525 S. Van Ness Ave. CHC-2008-3554-HCM Page 3 of4 and others. The remodel of the Heerman Estate appears to be one of the only examples of domestic architecture by Walker and Eisen.
The third owners of the estate ( 1923--1977) were Victor and Sarah Heerman who were screenwriters for many early films, including the adaptation of "Little Women", which earned both ah Academy Award. Victor Heerman also directed twenty-one motion pictures. They both retired in 1954 after their work on the screenplay for "Magnificent Obsession".
The house is listed as a contributor to the Windsor Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, which was re-established in April2007.
Alterations to the property include Walker and Eisen's 1919 remodel which enlarged the living room and added a bathroom, the chimney, and the brick walls which surround much of the property. Between 1923-1942, the Heermans installed a plumbing system, cellar, tennis court · and pavilion, second garage, and Lath house (to grow cymbidium orchids), and altered the interior.
DISCUSSION
The Heerman Estate property successfully meets two of the specified Historic-Cultural Monument criteria: 1) "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction," and 2) is associated with a master builder, designer, or architect. As a residential building designed in the Colonial Revival style by the noteworthy architectural firm of Walker & Eisen, the property qualifies for designation as a Historic-Cultural Monument based on these criteria.
The subject property appears to be one of the few documented residential works of the prominent architectural firm of Walker & Eisen, responsible for the design of many Los Angeles landmarks, several of which are Historic-Cultural Monuments.
BACKGROUND
At its meeting of September 4, 2008, the Cultural Heritage Commission voted to take the application under consideration. On October 16, 2008, the Cultural Heritage Commission toured the subject property.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ("CEQA"l REVIEW
State of California CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 "consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment."
State of California CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 "consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic buildings."
The designation of the Heerman Estate as a Historic-Cultural Monument in accordance with Chapter 9, Article 1, of The City of Los Angeles Administrative Code ("LAAC") will ensure that 525 S. Van Ness Ave. CHC-2008-3554-HCM Page 4 of4 future construction activities involving the subject property are regulated in accordance with Section 22.171.14 of the LAAC. The purpose of the designation is to prevent significant impacts to a Historic-Cultural Monument through the application of the standards set forth in the LAAC. Without the regulation imposed by way of the pending designation, the historic significance and integrity of the subject property could be lost through incompatible alterations and new construction and the demolition of irreplaceable historic structures. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards of Rehabilitation are expressly incorporated into the LAAC and provide standards concerning the historically appropriate construction activities which will ensure the continued preservation of the subject property.
The use of Categorical Exemption Class 8 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals of maintaining, restoring, enhancing, and protecting the environment through the imposition of regulations designed to prevent the degradation of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
The use of Categorical Exemption Class 31 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals relating to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of Historic buildings in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC-2008-3554-HCM
HEARING DATE: September 4, 2008 Location: 525 S. Van Ness Avenue TIME: 10:00 AM Council District: 4 PLACE: City Hall, Room 1010 Community Plan Area: Wilshire 200 N. Spring Street Area Planning Commission: Central Los Angeles, CA Neighborhood Council: Greater Wilshire 90012 Legal Description: Lot 77 of MB 8-76, Henry J. Brown's Wilshire Terrace
PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the HEERMAN ESTATE
REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument
APPLICANT: Concerned Residents of Larchmont 140 S. Avenue 57 Los Angeles, CA 90042
OWNER: Ho Y and Woo J. lm 28 Viewpoint Place Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
RECOMMENDATION. That the Cultural Heritage Commission:
1. Take the property under consideration as a Historic-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 9, Division 22, Article 1, Section 22.171.10 because the application and accompanying photo documentation suggest the submittal may warrant further investigation.
2. Adopt the report findings.
S. GAIL GOLDBERG, AICP Director of Planning
Ke Bernstein, Manager La M. Giessinger, Preservation Architect Office of Historic Resources Office of Historic Resources
Edgar G ia, Preservation Pia er Office of Historic Resources
Attachments: July 28, 2008 Historic-Cultural Monument Application ZIMAS Report 525 S. Van Ness Ave. CHC-2008-3554-HCM Page 2 of3
SUMMARY
Built in 1908 and altered several times from 1919-1942, this two-story single-family residential building exhibits character-defining features of Colonial Revival architecture. It is T-shaped in plan with a gabled roof sheathed in composition shingles. A single transverse gable covers the central portion of the house. The entry, located under a porte-cochere on the right side of the building, features a classic surround and brick porch with a multi-paneled wooden door and two sets of twin fluted pilasters each with four pane windows. The exterior is clad in wood clapboard siding. The fagade has multi-light, casement, double-hung, and fixed windows composed of glass and wood. A large Regency-style window bay is on a recessed fagade to the left of the main gable and chimney. Multiple sets of double hung windows flank the large brick chimney. Additional character-defining elements include boxed eaves and a cornice along the roof with broken cornices on gable pediments, circular attic vents are found in each gable end. The estate is surrounded on three sides with brick walls and has a front gate flanked by brick towers. Secondary buildings consist of the original carriage house/chauffeur's quarters, a second garage constructed in brick, a tennis court and brick pavilion, and a swimming pool.
The architects of the 1919 remodel of the proposed Heerman Estate historic monument are Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen. This remodel was one of the first commissions for the pair of native Californians who went on to gain prominence in commercial design with landmarks such as the Fine Arts Building (HCM 125), the United Artists Theatre Building (HCM 523), the Hollywood Plaza Hotel (HCM 665), the Taft Building (HCM 666), the Edwards-Wildey Building (HCM 786), the "810 South Spring Building" (HCM 871) as well as the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and others. The remodel of the Heerman Estate appears to be one of the only examples of domestic architecture by Walker and Eisen.
The third owners of the estate (1923-1977) were Victor and Sarah Heerman who were screenwriters for many early films, including the adaptation of "Little Women", which earned both an Academy Award. Victor Heerman also directed twenty-one motion pictures. They both retired in 1954 after their work on the screenplay for "Magnificent Obsession".
The house is listed as a contributor to the Windsor Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, which was re-established in April 2007.
Alterations to the property include Walker and Percy's 1919 remodel which enlarged the living room and added a bathroom, the chimney, and the brick walls which surround much of the property. Between 1923-1942, the Heermans installed a plumbing system, cellar, tennis court and pavilion, second garage, and Lath house (to grow cymbidium orchids), and altered the interior.
CRITERIA
The criterion is the Cultural Heritage Ordinance which defines a historical or cultural monument as any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon) building or structure of particular historic or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites in which the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community is reflected or exemplified, or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, State or local history or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age. 525 S. Van Ness Ave. CHC-2008-3554-HCM Page 3 of 3
FINDINGS
Based on the facts set forth in the summary and application, the Commission determines that the application is complete and that the property may be significant enough to warrant further investigation as a potential Historic-Cultural Monument. HISTORIC•CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATION
TYPE OR PRINT IN ALL CAPITAL BLOCK LETTERS
IDENTIFICATION
1. NAME OF PROPOSED MONUMENT ------'"H_,_EsEsR"-"'M"'A"-'NLE'="'ST_cAc;T.wE..______
2. STREET ADDRESS 525 S. VAN NESS AVENUE
CllY LOS ANGELES ZIP CODE _ _,9"-'0"'-0"-'=2'-'0'------COUNCIL DISTRICT ______,4c______
ASSESSOR'SPARCELN0. ______~5~5~0~4~-0LL1~6~~~4±6~------
3. COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: TRACT HENRY J. BROWN'S WILSHIRE TERRACE, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK
8, PAGE76. OF MAPS. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNlY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNlY.
BLOCK N/A LOT(S) 75, 76AND77, EX EAST 147.22 FTOF LOT75 PLUS 'hALLEY TO WEST ARB. NO. N/A
RANGE OF ADDRESSES ON PROPER1Y_-"5'-'1-"9'-TJ.HonRJdU~5,_,2'"-"'9'-'S;;c.'--'V'-'A"NCLLN:!JE;;;S;cS"-"A"V"'E'-"N'-'U"'E"------
4. PRESENTOWNER______H~o~Y~A~N~DLYV~o~o~J~.-'"I~ML______
STREETADDRESS ______~2~8~·~V~IEW~~P~O~IN~TLLP~LA~C~E~------
CllY LAGUNA NIGUEL STATE_s;;A_ZIP CODE 92677·5629 PHONE.______,(9"-'4=<9'-)"'U"'N"'L"'IS,_TuE=>D"------
OWNER IS: PRIVATE______~X"------PUBLIC ______
5. PRESENT USE SiNGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ORIGINAL USE SiNGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ESTATE
DESCRIPTION
6.ARCHITECTURALSTYLE ______~C~O~L~O~N~IA 2L~R~E~VuiV~A~L ______
7, STATE PRESENT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE OR STRUCTURE (SEE OPTIONAL DESCRIPTION WORKSHEET)
(SEE DESCRIPTION WORKSHEET)
HISTORICCVI.Tl.I!'W... "''ONVHIS:NT API>UCATlON HISTORIC•CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATION
NAME OF PROPOSED MONUMENT _____..H-"E""E""R'-'M"'-"='A"-'N'-'E"'ST""-'"A"'TLE"'------
10. CONSTRUCTION DATE: FACTUAL _____J1._;9,;0,LQ8c_ ____ESTIMATED ------
1 1. ARCHITECT, DESIGNER, OR ENGINEER: _ _:W'-'"'A"L"-'K"-'E"'R"'-"A"'N'-'D"-"E'"ISi?.E,N"-'(-'1-'9'-1'-'9"'-'R"E"'M"-"O"D'-'E;,U"'------
12. CONTRACTOR OR OTHER BUILDER: MATTHEW 0. TREMAIN (OWNER BU!LDER}-1908/HOUGHTON AND ANDERSON ( 1919)
13. DATES OF ENCLOSED PHOTOGRAPHS -----~J"'U"-N"'-'=E~1c_1,_,_,2,0"-"0"'8'------
14. CONDITION: (gj EXCELLENT 0 GOOD 0 FAIR 0 DETERIORATED 0 NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE
15. ALTERATIONS: SUBSTANTIALLY REMODELED IN 1919 (WALKER AND EISEN) AND 1935. CELLAR ADDED IN 1926. PORTE-GOCHERE
IN 1935. 2ND GARAGE. TENNIS COURT AND PAVILION ADDED IN 1936. LATH HOUSE IN 1942. SWIMMING POOL IN 1984.
16. THREATS TO SITE 0 NONE KNOWN 1RJ PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT 0 VANDALISM 0 PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
17, IS THE STRUCTURE 00 ON ITS ORIGINAL SITE 0 MOVED 0 UNKNOWN
SIGNIFICANCE 18. BRIEFLY STATE HISTORICAL AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; INCLUDE DATES, EVENTS, AND PERSONS ASSOCIATED
WITH SITE (SEE OPTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE WORKSHEET) THIS COLONIAL REVIVAL ESTATE WAS THE HOME OF WRITER/
DIRECTOR VICTOR HEERMAN AND HIS WIFE. SCREEN WRITER SARAH MASON HEERMAN. THE HEERMANS WON AN ACADEMY
IN 1933 FOR THEIR SCREEN ADAPTATION OF LUISA MAY ALCOIT'S "LIITLE WOMEN''. ORIGINALLY BUILT CIRCA 1908
HOUSE AND CARRIAGE BARN WERE PROBABLY CONSTRUCTED BY THE FIRST OWNER. MATTHEW 0. TREMAIN. WHO WAS A
CARPENTER AND A REAL ESTATE SPECULATOR. HE AND HIS FAMILY LIVED THERE UNTIL 1919. WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO JAMES
N. IRVING. WHO HIRED THE FIRM OF ALBERT RAYMOND WALKER AND PERCY AUGUSTUS EISEN TO REMODEL THE HOUSE.
IRVING SOLD THE PROPERTY TO THE HEERMANS IN 1 923. OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES. THEY MOLDED THE PROPERTY
INTb A FULL HOLLYWOOD ESTATE BY REWORKING THE HOUSE AND CONVERTING THE CHAUFFEUR'S QUARTERS IN THE
ORIGINAL CARRIAGE HOUSE TO AN ART STUDIO. MOVING THE UTILITY ROOM TO THE SAME. BUILDING A TENNIS COURT AND
AN BRICK AND WOOD PAVILION FOR IT. AS WELL AS A SECOND BRICK GARAGE AND FINALLY. A LATH HOUSE FOR A SPECIAL
COLLECTION OF CYMBIDIUM ORCHIDS THAT HEERMAN IMPORTED FROM HIS NATIVE ENGLAND IN 1942. THE PROPERTY
REMAINED THE SAME UNTIL VICTOR HEERMAN'S DEATH IN 1977. IT WAS SOLD SHORTLY AFrER THAT WITH THE ONLY
SUBSEQUENT CHANGE BEING THE INSTALLATION OF A SWIMMING POOL IN 1984. HISTORIC BRICK WALLS ARE ALSO THERE.
19. SOURCES (LIST BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, SURVEYS, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WrrH DATES) LOS ANGELES CITY BUILDING PERMITS PER
AlTACHED. LA COUNTY ASSESSORS RECORDS RECORDED DEEDS US CENSUS RECORDS LOS ANGELES CTTY DIRECTORIES A MARCH
2008 REPORT ON THE PROPERlY BY HISTORIAN. TIM GREGORY (ATTACHED) AND "WALKER & EISEN, 20 YEARS OF LA ARCHITECTURE
1 920-1940" BY DONALD J. SCHIPPERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QUARTERLY VOL 45 PAGES 371 • 394
DATE FORM PREPARED_~J<;U<;L:JYL2=8~2"-"0"0'.f8'-- PREPARER'S NAME ____.;,CdH:UA:!!R;!!L,;E;oS'-'J,c ..JFc;I!.!;S;:H!.!;E"Rc______
ORGANIZATION CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF LARCHMONT . STREET ADDRESS __-.l1.=4e,0,!S,S"- . .£A;oV
CITY HIGHLAND PARK STATE CA ZIP CODE 90042 PHONE __--~(~3~2~3~)~2~5~6~-3~5~9~32- __~------
E-MAtLADDRESS: ______~A~R~R~O~Y~o~s~E~c~o~@~H~OLTuM~A~IL~.c~o~ML------
HISTORIC<:Ul.'Tl.JRAL MONUMENT A1'FUCA7lON DESCRIPTION WORK SHEET
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------~~2~~------STORY, - NUMBER 0!' STORIES
ITS GABLED ROOF IS _ __,C"'-"OocVsERo.E"'D"-'f:W";'IT:'::!:CH-;';C;'OO::':M"'!:'-:P:OOO;S"'ITo;I;,O:;:N;oS;;'H=':IN":'G"'L"'E~S"---"- GLASS AND WOOD ROOF SHAI't: (s[E C:>!Al'IT)) MATEf'IIAt.(CLAVTil.£.. ASPHALT Of! WOOOSHINGLES -----'~w~•N"OO~W"MSA"iTE~Ri::'A!'CCWI.-'-"''-"'0"'------
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THE ENTRY FEATURES A CLASSICAL SURROUND & BRICK PORCH WITH TWO SETS OF TWIN FLUTED PILASTERS WITH 4 OOOR LOCATION (RE;CESSW. CENTEI PANE WINDOW LIGHTS WITH A MULTI PANELED WOODEN DOOR. ADDITIONAL CHARACTER DEFINING ELEMENTS (NTR'f DOOR STY\.IE IS!!E CHART) OF THE STRUCTURE ARE BOXED EAVES. AND A CORNICE ALONG THE ROOF WITH BROKEN CORNICES ON GABLE IDENTIFY ORIGINAl.. I'EA.TURES SUCH AS PORCHES (SEE: CHART); SAL.C:ONIES: N\JMSE!l AND SliAI'lC OF DORMERS (SEE cHART}; PEDIMENTS, CIRCULAR ATTIC VENTS ARE FOUND IN EACH GABLE END. THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS LOCATED UNDER A PORTE-GOCHERE TO THE RIGHT OF THE HOUSE. A LARGE BRICK CHIMNEY IS FLANKED BY MULTIPLE SETS OF DOUBLE ORNAMENTAL WOODWORK: SYMME:TRY OR ASYMMEtRY: CORNICES: FRio:z£5: TOWERS OR TURRETS; aAY WltlDOWS: HAU'TIMB!rnlNG: HORIZONTAU1Y. HUNG WINDOWS. A LARGE HOLLYWOOD' REGENCY STYLE WINDOW BAY IS ON A RECESSED FACADE TO THE LEFT OF VEFIT!CAI..nY. FORMALITY OR INFORMAl.l'l'Y: GARO!RN WM.J.S, ETC. MAIN FRONT GABLE AND CHIMNEY. A SINGLE TRANSVERSE MAIN GABLE IS OVER THE CENTRAL MAIN PORTION OF THE At:lomONAI.. OEPINING EJ..£MENTS HOUSE. THE ESTATE IS SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES WITH BRICK WALLS WITH A FRONT GATE FlANKED BY BRICK TOWERS. 1\DPITICNi>,l DaFINING Et.£MENTS SECONDARY BUILDINGS CONSIST OF THE ORIGINAL CARRIAGE HOUSE/CHAUFFEUR'S QUARTERS. A 2N° IDENTIFY GARAGE:: CARDEN Stl!ll.TEI'I, ETC, GARAGE CONSTRUCTED IN BRICK, A TENNIS COURT AND TENNIS PAVILION (ALSO IN BRICK) AND A SWIMMING 1DI\N11FYGARAGE: GAI POOL. A LATH HOUSE FOR THE GROWING OF CYMBIDIUM ORCHIDS HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IOENTIFY GARAGE: GARDEN SKOJ..T!F.R. IITC. SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR SPACES INCLUDE No INTERIOR DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE. IDENTIFY ORIGINAL FEA'TURES SOCH AS WOOD PANOJ..1NG: MC~CINGS AND TRIM, SPI':CIAL GLASS WlNDOWS. IDENTIFY NCTABI.X MA11JRE TREES AND SHFiUf>S IOEN"Tli'Y NOTABLE MATI)R!l: Tl' HISTORIC-GULTURAL MONUMENT APPUCATION CITY OF LOS ANGELES SIGNIFICANCE WORK SHEET TYPE OR HAND PRINT IN ALL CAPITAL BLOCK LE1TERS Complete One or Both of the Upper and Lower Portions of This Page ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE THE HEERMAN ESTATE IS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF NAME OF PROPOStm MONUM!:NT ------~C~O~L~O~N~IA~L~R~E~V~IV~A~L~------~ARCHITECTURE ARCI-!ITECT\IRAI.. STYLE9 (SF.E LIN~ 8) AND MEETS THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ORDINANCE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH QUALITY OF ITS DESIGN AND THE RETENTION OF ITS ORIGINAL FORM, DETAILING AND INTEGRITY. AND/OR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ----~V~I~C~T~O~R~A~N~D~S~A~RA~H~H~E~E§R~M~A~N~=A~N~D~~VV~A~LdK~E~R~A~N~DLbE~IS~E~N~ ______VVASIMPORTANTTOTHE NAMI;: OF f'IRST OR O'fl-t((R SIGNii'lCANT OWNER DEVELOPMENT OF LOS ANGELES BECAUSE THE HEERMANS WERE BOTH SCREENWRITERS FOR A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT EARLY FILMS. INCLUDING THE 1933 ADAPTATION OF "LITTLE WOMEN" WHICH NEITED THEM AN ACADEMY AWARD. IN ADDITION. ViCTOR HEERMAN WAS THE DIRECTOR OF A NUMBER OF FILMS. INCLUDING THE MARX BROTHER'S "ANIMAL CRACKERS", IN 1930. KNOWING THE MARX BROTHERS PROPENSITY FOR GOOFING OFF ON THE SET. HEERMAN ORDERED 4 LARGE CAGES TO BE AT THE FILMING IN ORDER TO LOCK UP GROCHO HARPO. CHICO AND ZEPPO BETWEEN TAKES TO PREVENT PROBLEMS. THAT WAS ENOUGH TO INSURE THAT THE MOVIE WAS ON SCHEDULE AND THERE WERE NO CRA2Y SURPRISES, WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED IN HOLLywOOD. HEERMAN WORKED FOR MACK SENNETT. HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WAS IN 1916 WITH KEYSTONE FILM COMPANY'S "SHE LOVED A SAILOR". HE WENT ON TO DIRECT 21 MOTION PICTURES. SOME OF WHICH HE ALSO DID SCRIPTWRIT!NG FOR. IN THE EARLY 1930s HE GAVE UP DIRECTING TO CONCENTRATE ON SCREENWRITING. OFTEN WORKING WITH HIS WIFE. SARAH Y. MASON FIRST CAME TO HOLLYWOOD FROM ARIZONA IN 1918 AFTER MEETING HEERMAN WHILE HE WAS ON LOCATION WORKING WITH DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. SHE SOON FOUND THAT HER ACTING ABILITY WAS WEAK. BUT SHE WAS AN EXCELLENT SCRIPT WRITER. SHE MARRIED HEERMAN IN 1 920.AND THEY WERE TO COLLABORATE IN A NUMBER Of SCREENPLAYS OVER THE NEXT 34 YEARS. BOTH RETIRED IN 1954 AFTER THEIR WORK ON THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FOR "MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION". THE HEERMAN'S ALSO BECAME WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR WORK WITH CYMBIDIUM ORCHIDS. THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF WALKER AND EISEN WAS FORMED BY ALBERT R. WALKER AND PERCY A. EISEN IN 1919. THE REMODEL OF THE MAIN HOUSE FOR ITS SECOND OWNER. NORMAN IRVING. ITHE HEERMANS WERE THE THIRD OWNERS.) WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST COMMISSIONS FOR A FIRM THAT WAS TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPRINT IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES. BOTH WALKER AND EISEN WERE NATIVE CALIFORNIANS AND BOTH HAD BEEN IN PREVIOUS PARTNERSHIPS. HISTORIVCUl,nJAAL MONUMENT APPUCATION CITY OF LOS ANGELES SIGNIFICANCE WORK SHEET CONTINUED WALKER HADA PARTNERSHIP WITH JOHNT. VAWTER FROM 1910 UNTIL 1917. WHEN THE LATTER JOINED THE US ARMY. THE BEST KNOWN WORK WAS THE WORK NOW DEMOLISHED "CHURCH OF THE OPEN DOOR" (HCM 323), IN 1915. PREVIOUSLY, WALKER HAD WORKED FOR HEBBARD AND GILL IN SAN DIEGO, THEN PARKINSON AND BERGSTRUM AND THEN WITH THE FIRM OF ALFRED F. ROSEN HElM. MYRON HUNT AND ELMER GREY. PERCY EISEN THE SON AND GRANDSON OF ARCHITECTS. HIS GRANDFATHER. AUGUSTUS EISEN. HAD AN OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO. WHERE HIS FATHER. THEODORE APPRENTICED BEFORE WORKING FOR CURLETT AND CUTHERTSON, WHICH SENT HIM TO LOS ANGELES TO OVERSEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE. THEODORE EISEN LATER FORMED A VERY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH SUMNER P. HUNT THAT LASTED UNTIL 1900. EVENTUALLY PERCY WORKED IN HIS FATHER'S OFFICE AND WORKED WITH HIM IN THE DESIGN OF CASA DE ADOBE (HCM 493). AFTER FORMING THEIR PARTNERSHIP, WALKER AND EISEN DESIGNED MANY OF LOS ANGELES' MOST HISTORIC BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE "FINE ARTS BUILDING (HCM 125), THE "UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE BUILDING" (HCM 523), THE "HOLLYWOOD PLAZA HOTEL" (HCM 665). THE "TAFT BUILDING" (HCM 666). THE "EDWARDS-WILDEY BUILDING" (HCM 786) AND THE "81 0 SOUTH SPRING BUILDING" (HCM 871 ), AS WELL AS THE BEVERLY WiLSHIRE HOTEL AND THE SUN KIST BUILDING (DEMOLISHED) TO NAME JUST A FEW OF THEIR PROJECTS. AS THE FIRM WAS TO SPECIALIZE MOSTLY IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE BY WALKER AND EISEN IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE IRVING COMMISSION WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST JOBS THAT THE NEW PARTNERSHIP TOOK ON. THE WORK IN 1919 ENLARGED THE LIVING ROOM AND ADDED A BATHROOM TO THE HOME. WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVED BY AN OUTHOUSE. THE LARGE CHIMNEY AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WAS ALSO CONSTRUCTED AT THAT TIME. THE WALKER AND EISEN DESIGN APPEARS TO HAVE ESSENTIALLY GIVEN THE HOUSE THE LOOK IT HAS TODAY. WITH THE EXTENSIVE BRICK WALLS THAT SURROUND MUCH OF THE PROPERTY ALSO BELIEVED TO DATE FROM THAT TIME. THE HEERMANS DID A NUMBER OF CHANGES BEGINNING THE INSTALLATION OF A COMPLETE PLUMBING SYSTEM IN 1923 A CELLAR IN 1 926 ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE INTERIOR OF THE MAIN HOUSE IN 1935. WITH THE ADDITION OF A TENNIS COURT AND PAVILION AS WELL AS A SECOND GARAGE. BOTH MOST PROBABLY CONSTRUCTED BY STUDIO CARPENTERS (A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY AT THAT TIME.). WiTH THE CONSIRUCTION OF A LATH HOUSE. DESIGNED BY ENGINEER GEORGE A. FOSDYKE, IN 1942, THE ESTATE WAS·COMPLETED FOR THE HEERMANS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SWIMMING POOL INSIALLED IN 1984, THE ESTATE IS ESSENTIALLY AS THE HEERMANS LEFT IT. HISTORIC:::<:ULTIJAAL MONUMENT API'Ur=A1'!0N ~·~~~l.'6I i.O . - F.~L 67.t;>?Qs IWVJSEt I!; WESTMINSTER AVE. ,._:t:- 10, f; NORTON If) AVE. f;O Ill· 1-'.·..··r-· ...·· " ·i!= .· " NORTON NORTON "' AV!;.--, COOE TRACT NO. 3854 ·~ 67 -- ...... _ -- M. a. 79'"?a g ,' a I - RE'·SUBDIVISIQN OP HENRY J. BROWN'S LOTS 72• 73, lQI, I.Q2 & 137 OF NO..,1433 FCg mv. ASSM AU.E't$-OR·•s H4P • COU~:rt01' ~-110AHG£1.!;~, CAL If, Albert R. Walker, Architect (1881-1958) By Charles J. Fisher A native California, Albert Raymond Walker was born on AprilS, 1881 as the first child of Albert and Elizabeth (Stephens) Walker, in Sonoma, where his Norwegian-born father worked as a carpenter. After the death of his father and a younger sibling, he and his mother relocated to San Diego and lived with her two widowed sisters. After graduating from high school, the 19-year old Walker found work as a draftsman in a local San Diego architectural office, unti11902, when he went to Rhode Island to attend Brown University. After graduation, he returned to San Diego and worked for the finn of WilliamS. Hebbard and Irving J. Gill. After a year, he left San Diego and went to work for John Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrum in Los Angeles. He went on to work for Alfred F. Rosenhiem and then the frrm of Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey. In 1909, the year he married 22-year old Jessie R. Morgan, he established his own architectural practice and formed a partnership with John T. Vawter the following year. The finn was to specialize in domestic and ecclesiastical architecture until Vawter left to enter the US Army in 1917. His marriage was to produce one daughter, who was born in 1918. One of their early commissions was the "Church of the Redeemer", a Presbyterian church at 36th Street and Vermont Avenue. The Craftsman Tudor structure clearly shows the influence of Walker's association with Irving Gill in its modernistic bell tower. The finn's most visible commission was for the 1915 design of the Bible Institute of America building that was to become bet known as "The Church of the Open Door" (HCM 323-Demolished) on Hope Street. In 1919, Walker formed a partnership with Percy A. Eisen, another California born architect and the son of Los Angeles architect, Theodore Eisen. One of the very first commissions that the new firm took on was the remodeling of a house for banker James N. Irving. This remodel, however, was not indicative of the direction that the new firm would take. The fmn also designed several public schools during its early years. As the 1920s unfolded, a PostWar building boom hit Los Angeles that called not only for housing, but for a substantial increase in commercial buildings as well. It was in this latter area that the fmn of Walker and Eisen was to specialize, initially with small one-story commercial structures include several auto garage buildings in 1919. The firm utilized the Mission Revival style in a new post office for San Gabriel in 1922. Within a short time, the fmn began designing much more substantial structures, such as the "Taft Building" (HCM 666) at Hollywood and Vine, in 1923, "The Signal Oil" or "Haventrite" Building, also known as the "Fine Arts Building" (HCM 125), at 7th and Hope in 1924, the "Edwards and Wildey Building" (HCM 786), The "Texaco/United Artists Theatre Building" (HCM 523), on Broadway in 1927. The Beverly Wilshire Hotel was designed in 1926. Many ofthe commercial designs outside of Central Los Angeles tended to incorporate the Spanish Colonial Revival motif, such as "El Mirador Hotel" in Palm Springs. By 1924, the firm had outgrown its office quarters. As part of the design of the "Great Republic Life Building, the firm configured the 7th floor to be their new offices. Walker and Eisen employed over 50 draftsmen, including some who were to later establish themselves as top architects in their own right, such as Carl Jules Weyl, who along with Haldane Douglas and Rube Ransford, had received his training from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Weyl was to later design the Brown Derby restaurants for Cecil B. De Mille. Weyl worked most closely with Walker during this period. It was Walker, who was the principal designer in the firm and he was more hands on with the various projects then was Eisen, who was the one who used his extensive social contacts to get the firm's many clients. The "Havenhurst Apartments" at Whitley and Franklin Avenues in Hollywood were the first "Own Your Own" (predecessor to the condominium) apartment project in the area. Other apartment project included the "Gaylord" and the "Ardmore" in the Wilshire District. The partnership managed to stay ahead of the various styles as the progressed from Beaux Arts to Gothic Revival to Art Deco, using terra cotta liberally in the buildings ofthe 20s. After the stock market crash and subsequent real estate readjustment, the trends of Modernism began to dictate the designs that the firm produced. The "Sunkist Building" at 5th and Flower (Demolished) was built in 1936 and shows the great influence of the use of concrete as a design element, rather then the terra cotta covered designs of the previous decades. The company weathered the Great Depression, but as the early 1940s brought the country to the verge of World War II, the partnership was terminated in 1941. The firm had designed 293 major office, industrial and apartment buildings as well as numerous school, theater and municipal buildings during its 22 years of existence. Walker soon formed a new partner ship with his former designer Gus W. Kalionzes and Charles A Klingerman. The firm specialized in the design of hospitals, but one exception was the last major project that Walker took the design lead on, "St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Cathedral" (HCM 120). Walker began the design work in 1949 and the firm continued revisions until the great Byzantine structure was completed in 1952. Albert R. Walker retired in 1954 and passed away at his Westwood home on September 17, 1958. In a period of over 50 years, Walker, with his various associates, had designed over 350 major buildings that helped to create the skyline of Southern California. © 2008, by Charles J. Fisher Famed L.A. Architect Albert F Valker Dies r Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File); ;,ep 18, 1958; ProQuest Historical Newspapers ,_,os Angeles Times (1881 - 1986) pg. BJ Famed L.A. Architec·t Albert R. Walker Dies Designed Many of Southland's Best Known Business, Theater Buildings A I bert R. Walker, 77, He was senior partner in architect and engineer who the firms of Walker & Vaw .des!gne~ many or Southern Iter from 1910 to 1917 Walk- :Cahforma's most famous . ' !buildings, diert yesterday at er & Etsen from __19~8 to 1941 his home 215 S Thurston 1and ·walker, Kallonzes & .Ave., We~twood. Klingerman from 1941 to · Mr. Walker and his asso. 1954. ,Iciates were credited with I ~he Walker & Eisen firm starting the westwa~d devel- d~s1g~ed 293 .office, commer Iopm~nt along Wilshtre.Blvd. 1 ctal, md~s~nat and apart Over a period of 50 years ment bmldmgs, as well as they designed more than 350 h?tels, theaters, ~c.hools, ~os- . buildings which changed the pttals and mumctpal bmld Los Angeles skyline. 'ings throughout the South- Among them were the land. Bible Institute on Hope St., Born in Sonoma, Mr. the Bank of America at 7th Walker was a member or and Spring Sts., the down· many professional, civic and town ·Texaco, Signal Oil, fraternal organizations dur Occidental Life and Oviatt ing his 50-year career here. ;Buildings, the Beverly Wll· He leaves his widow Jes shire Hotel, Gaylord and Tal- sie; a daughter, Mrs. Rich· rnadge Apartments, the El ard F. Dwyer of Brentwood, ,Mirador1 in Palm Springs and and two granddaughters, many United Artists theaters Mrs. Burr Narmore of CorO.. I. throughout the State. na del Mar and Miss Nancy I Mr. Walker's last major Dwyer of Brentwood . .work before retiring in 1954 Forest Lawn Mortuary is was the Saint Sophia Greek ,in charge of funeral arrange- \Orthodox Cathedral. ments. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Percy A Eisen, Architect (1885-1946) By Charles J. Fisher Percy Augustus Eisen was a third generation architect in born on December 17, 1885 to Theodore A. and Annie (Bennett) Eisen, in San Francisco. His paternal grandfather, Augustus F. Eisen, immigrated from Sweden and initially practiced architecture in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Theodore was born in 1852. After a period in St. Louis, the family relocated to San Francisco in 1854. Theodore, at the time, worked for the firm of Curlett and Cuthbertson, which sent him to Los Angeles to supervise the construction of the new County Courthouse. Percy's younger brother, Edward, was born in Los Angeles in August of 1890. Theodore soon set up his own practice and remained in Los Angeles. Percy apprenticed with his father and then they set up a new firm, known as Eisen and Son in 1907. The firm specialized in custom homes, designing houses throughout the Southern California area. Their best-known design was orie commissioned in 1917 by the Hispanic Society for "Casa de Adobe" (HCM 495), in Highland Park. This hand made structure was intended as a museum representing the early Mexican Hacienda in the Old California. In 1913, Percy married 19-year old Ruth Fairbanks Pierce in a wedding that was announced boldly in the society pages of the Los Angeles Times. Their marriage was to produce two boys and two girls. Eisen was very well connected among those in Los Angeles society. Besides his active membership in the American Institute of Architects and the Society of American Engineers, he was also active in his Masonic Lodge, the Elks and was to serve as President of the Native Sons of the Golden West. He was also active in civic affairs. These connections were to prove a valuable asset in the years to come. In 1919, Percy Eisen formed a partnership with fellow California native, Albert R. Walker. This business venture was to prove quite successful. Initially though, it gave him a chance to prove himself without the influence of his Father. By the time Theodore Eisen died in 1924, his son had become recognized as one of the most distinguished architects in Los Angeles. One of the very first commissions that W a1ker and Eisen took on was the remodeling of a house for banker James N. Irving. This remodel, however, was not indicative of the direction that the new firm would take. The fmn also designed several public schools during its early years. As the 1920s unfolded, a Post War building boom hit Los Angeles that called not only for housing, but for a substantial increase in commercial buildings as well. It was in this latter area that the fmn of Walker and Eisen was to specialize, initially with small one-story commercial structures include several auto garage buildings in 1919. The firtn utilized the Mission Revival style in a new post office for San Gabriel in 1922. Within a short time, the firm began designing much more substantial structures, such as the "Taft Building" (HCM 666) at Hollywood and Vine, in 1923, "The Signal Oil" or "Haventrite" Building, also known as the "Fine Arts Building" (HCM 125), at ih and Hope in 1924, the "Edwards and Wildey Building" (HCM 786), The "Texaco/United Artists Theatre Building" (HCM 523), on Broadway in 1927. The Beverly Wilshire Hotel was designed in 1926. Many of the commercial designs outside of Central Los Angeles tended to incorporate the Spanish Colonial Revival motif, such as "El Mirador Hotel" in Palm Springs. Eisen frequently worked these out of town jobs as the supervising architect. By 1924, the firm had outgrown its office quarters. As part ofthe design of the "Great Republic Life Building, the firm configured the 7th floor to be their new offices. Walker and Eisen employed over 50 draftsmen, including some who were to later establish themselves as top architects in their own right, such as Carl Jules W eyl, who along with Haldane Douglas and Rube Ransford, had received his training from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Weyl was to later design the Brown Derby restaurants for Cecil B. De Mille. Weyl worked most closely with Walker during this period. While Walker was the principal designer in the fmn and was more hands on with many of the various projects then was Eisen, the latter was the one who I used his extensive social contacts to get the fmn's many clients. However, Eisen did work on a number of the projects, especially the out of town commissions. The "Havenhurst Apartments" at Whitley and Franklin Avenues in Hollywood were the first "Own Your Own" (predecessor to the condominium) apartment project in the area. Other apartment project included the "Gaylord" and the "Ardmore" in the Wilshire District. The partnership managed to stay ahead of the various styles as the progressed from Beaux Arts to Gothic Revival to Art Deco, using terra cotta liberally in the buildings of the 20s. After the stock market crash and subsequent real estate readjustment, the trends of Modernism began to dictate the designs that the fmn produced. The "Sunkist Building" at 5th and Flower (Demolished) was built in 1936 and shows the great influence of the use of concrete as a design element, rather then the terra cotta covered designs of the previous decades. The company weathered the Great Depression, but as the early 1940s brought the country to the verge of World War II, the partnership was terminated in 1941. The fmn had designed 293 major office, industrial and apartment buildings as well as numerous school, theater and municipal buildings during its 22 years of existence. During World War II, Eisen worked with the Army Air Corps Procurement Division. After the War, he formed a partnership with Eugene C. Hart to build homes for veterans in Inglewood and the San Fernando Valley. This latest venture was to be short lived. On June 18, 1946, the 60-year old Eisen suffered a fatal heart attack at his office. His passing ended a family architectural legacy that went back over 100 years. The buildings that the firm of Walker and Eisen designed helped to recreate the skyling of Los Angeles and remain his greatest legacy. © 2008, by Charles J. Fisher Eisen, Architect for .... iJand Buildings, Dies . . / Los .4ngdes Times (1886!. ,, File): Nov 20, 1946; ProQuest H1stoncal Newspapers Los Angeles {1881- !986) pg. A3 Eisen, Architect for Southland·. ' ' . Buildings, D'ies. : Percy A. Elsen, 60, architect lfnd builder, died Monday night after. aheat't attack at his office. !runeral services will be con ducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Ed· wards· Bros. Colonial Mortuary., Interment wlll be ln Forest!' Lawn Memorial-Park. •.:.lllr.. J!;!sen, oorn m :;an .n•an• l:lsco, came he!'(> In 1890 with his ~tither, the late Theodore Eisen, who was commissioned to design the old Los ·.Angeles County Courthouse. During a ·partner· ship with .A. R. Walk!>r, Pel'CY. Elsen wot•ked on ~;uch · bu!Idlngs as the Signal Oil, Shell Oil, Ohio Oll, Texas Company, California Hospital, Bever)y Wllsh!re Hotel, .Arcady and Gaylord .Apartment· Hotels,. Se<::urlty 'l'ltle, Edwards Wildey, Occidental Life and National City Bank. · Scr,•cd During Wal' He also handled projects In other cities including the Sarl Luis Obispo County Courthouse, the Consolidated Bank Building In Tucson, El Cortez Hotel In San Diego a11d Uie Hilton in I.ong Beach. During the war Mr. Elsen was with the .Air Corps Procurm,nent Dl vision and since the war he formed a partnersh lp with En· gene C. Hurt to build homes ·for veterans "tn Inglewood and the San Fernando Valley. · ·He was active In dvic affairs and a past president of the Na ltve Sons· of the Golden West here, as well as a member of the Masons, Elks, Institute of .Amer· lean Architects and Society of An1erican Engine.E!rs . ..Mr; Eisen leaves his widow, Ruth P. Elsen, of 1990 )!J. Moun· tain St., . P.:tSadena; fom· chll· dt'en, Jack, William, Jean and Ruth, and a brother, Dr. Edward G. Elsen. Reproduced w1lh permission of the copynQht owner. Further reproduction prohibitedwlthoutpermlssion. ---- "------ " THE BUILDIN.G BIOGtRAPHER 'l'lM GIREtlQ!f'l ·~ B\liklibg' Hllitones ·~-- t;:Pl,l\,J,l:qi !i¢1!outoe ShiiJ5J3$ <• HiStone l'i'esouroe$ Stmr $,2$-Sl:ttl'J'll "V~N ®f,S$:1\VEm [;Q$ ~Q)tt;:ES Scyle: Cqlonia!Revival Year§;df.Completion: "190&-cfirst.ce~structe\i 1919'-'flxtensiiliely remodeled A:tclii'i:e!itsf it:lO&c,U!iknaMi :t~_i9Lwalket & Eisen,.:LOt'.Aiig¢1es. 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They weuld.:pwn:t\1~ pmp,~t'tyfqtt\v:er; fifty yeit)'il:, M.!:, FI~~Il;t)J!~filc19'V7l :w~ hom.ili~SUtre¥1 Bn~iand bU:tJ!ll'Y¢ to 1\T\l.w Y'w:R Q~ty iill'~.hntto became 11-'Pllim·~~l:Qt !iil'l ~!i~~ge. :rlltne\mid.~i9.iOs, lie teloca}<;4'!Q .Q~Iit~;undci!.Wried ditectmgs~p$•:£:\!r~k $eWi\~tt; :E[~;dii;f!Qtiidi!ls.i\r.stl'ea~.fu ,J..9?1Q:i~W!.l :W¢!1~ o!); t<;~ •11ltll ti:ilt: iiJ;htcomedips fqt; ~~pl,l'llj:,. :(>¢ro~.)1$'.lil~ m.ostternemhe~e .-MJ\lr J'i,{r,· H¢~lii1'$d¢i!tll,'lns',li6hie was suldJo•DQJl:·P, J!!ct~.@:-be~i¢!till¢t tr}i]7. EdmUnd F. ~il®It!ll! pmchlil'~ihii p'l.i>pel!l)l in May .t9:nC ·· · · · · ·· · Aeo<,>~d,in.g t11 Gowt¥'N~>i!Jillll:t:ownetshlp.rec6td&·, be(;w~Jl;II)!\!\tlY 1$$\l- ~;tnd thll presenethete liave \)e~p..~l!lY® Pi!l'iD!l~~·1Jl; o&vnemllip, some ~btporit N9t¢s; The 19'21 Siltibom FiJ:~ 1Wl\lfM~ ID~;tp ufihenei@ibii:rllood ilhqws ~2'5 Sonth V'a.ti N¢i>s irt e$s~:m.til!ll}' Its- c!lfreh!'flil11ll .. Ac9PY'i:>f:therllltw:I!Ii~ pagecl's attached:. ll.is. sail'! thatMt, Heetnllm elliploye.!,l rooyi~-stu.dio I)J.';tis.uns to do most.efthe def!igo. ®!.1 cQnstructl!ln wotk on:the a1teriltions he undcrtoq'Jtdtiting.tlie' time lie owned llie honse;~ .#!. !'i ' f' J~· l . ' Victor Heerman (1893 -1977) Biography and photo from A.M.P.A.S. Victor Heerman was born near London. He was educated in private and public schools in New York City. Heerman moved to Los Angeles around 1913 and became a director in the late 1910s, working for Mack Sennett, Paramount, and others. Shortly after directing ANIMAL CRACKERS in 1930, Heerman began to concentrate on screenwriting. He received an Academy Award for adapting the screenplay for LITTLE WOMEN (RKO, 1933), which wife Sarah Y. he co-scripted with his wife, Sarah Y. Mason, whom he married in Mason 1920. Other credits by the screenwriting pair include STELLA DALLAS (Goldwyn-United Artists, 1937) and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (MGM, 1940). Heerman retired around 1954. wWriting (Adaptation) 1932-33: LITTLE WOMEN (w. Sarah Y. Mason) 1 nomination, 1 Award Director Closes First for Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File); Oct 23, 1927; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Los Angeles Times (1881- 1986) pg. 16 Director Closes·. First lor Fo: VIctor Beerman has completed b direction of 11Lad.les Mu1t Drea:• h flrst picture for Pox, and hta . ond to ·be Z:Dade on th~Pacli'lc Oon atnce he dlrectect Jaclde COogai'i 1 .aMy Boy.t• Moot of Beetman!s w ~ has been done.. 1n the Eaat.- tncluc lng · the dtreet1on of Thomas .~~. · _ · an ln · .. The Confidence Man,.. ·~ol Home Week•• and .. Irlab. Luck.'' Ct wblch th~ company apen~ a ~-_- · mer tn Ireland. ••Ladle& Must Dress" is ffoa:n Vtr~«: Beerman'a own story. an4 la tlOW bt 1ng t1tled hy Malcolm Stum B_~ Ian. prepara tory to an early pr.:... : ~-- Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. I ' Building Permit History 6606 Maryland Drive Los Angeles Circa 1908: Construction of a 2-story, 47.2' X 34' 10-room frame residence and a two-story 21' X 30' carriage bam on Lots 76 and 77, of Henry J. Brown's Wilshire Terrace. (Property was outside of City at time of construction.) Owner: Matthew 0. Tremain Architect: Unknown Contractor: Owner Cost: $3,800.00 March 27, 1915: Building Permit No. 4710 to connect existing house with City sewer. Owner: M. 0. Tremain Architect: None Contractor: P. Glick Cost: Not Listed September 26, 1919: Building Permit No. 8324 to enlarge living room, bedroom, kitchen. New bathroom, sleeping porch and chimney with 2 frreplaces. Owner: J. N. Irving Architect: Walker and Eisen Contractor: Haughton and Anderson Cost: $4,000.00 May 14, 1923: Building Permit No. 21953 replace plumbing fixtures with rigid style. Tile floors and walls of bath rooms. Install new auto water heater. Rebuild fireplace, set new mantel. Install 3 French doors. Reshingle roof. Owner: Victor Heerman Architect: None Contractor: William J. Ergenzinger Cost: $1,500 March 9, 1926: Building Permit No. 7213 to excavate for celler under house with stairs, concrete walls, 8" thick & floor entry to be made from outside present residence. Cellar to be 10' X 15' place, 6" X 8" header, 10' span to support floor. Owner: Victor Beerman Architect: None Contractor: Ruby Engineering Company Cost: $500.00 February 18, 1935: Building Permit No. 2615 to add service porch and interior alteration. Addition of service porch, 6' X 12', changing kitchen and adding a pantry. All inside work. Move maid's bath, add bay window to dining room, add 6' 0" to reception hall with new stairway. Remake old stairway in living room, add new powder room (inside entry atrium), change bath on 2nd floor to a larger bath by moving partition, new porte-cochere. Owner: Victor Beerman Architect: None Engineer: None Contractor: Superintendent (possibly Russell F. Brent) Cost: $4, 500.00 April2, 1935: Building Permit No. 6740 to place a partition down the center of the garage, no doors opening into laundry or store room from garage. Wall to be fire proof plaster using metal lath. Outside door to store room and laundry. Owner: Victor Beerman Architect: None Engineer: None Contractor: Owner Cost: $100.00 May 20, 1935: Building Permit No. 8445 for interior tile. Owner: Victor Beerman Architect: None Engineer: None Contractor: M. L. Donnelly Cost: Not Shown July 13, 1936: Building Permit No. 17478 to construct a !-story 9' X 20' wood and brick tennis court pavilion. Owner: Victor Heerman Architect: None Engineer: None Contractor: Owner (Probably using studio carpenters) Cost: $150.00 July 13, 1936: Building Permit No. 17479 to construct a !-story 20' X 20' wood and brick garage. As long as the garage is on the rear half of the lot and at least 10' in rear of the house, it may be placed on the side lot line. Owner: Victor Heerman Architect: None Engineer: None Contractor: Owner (Probably using studio carpenters) Cost: $375.00 April20, 1942: Building Permit No. 5541 to construct a !-story, 1-room 20' X 40' lath. house. Approve for issuance of permit as necessary structure by Department of City Planning per affidavit No. 3375 dated 6 April 1942, "The lathe house I propose to erect on my home grounds at 525 South Van Ness Avenue is to house a private collection of cymbidium orchids which I am importing from England through special permit #36051, issued to me by the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Washington, D. C., and is no way used for commercial purposes. Owner: Victor Heerman Architect: None Engineer: George A. Fosdyke Contractor: Owner (Probably using studio carpenters) Cost: $400.00 March 21, 1984: Building Permit No. LA84532 to construct a 12' X 8' 3' to 8' deep gunite swimming pool. Owner: Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman Architect: Herman Gondelan Engineer: None Contractor: Contempo Pools Cost: $25,000.00 Heerman Estate Photographs Heerman Estate, 525 S Van Ness Avenue (Photograph by Charles J room bay window, 525 S Van Ness Avenue (Photograph by Charles J. Heerman Estate, porte-cochere, 525 S Van Ness Avenue (Photograph by Charles Heerman Estate, garage built in /936, 525 S Van Ness Avenue (Photograph by Charles J. Fisher) 1936 garage, 525 Van Ness Avenue (Photograph by Charles J. Fisher) City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning 06/11/2008 PARCEL PROFILE REPORT Address/Legal Information PIN Number: 135B189 732 Area (Calculated): 12,351.8 (sq ft) Thomas Brothers Grid: PAGE 633- GRID G2 Assessor Parcel Number: 5504016046 Tract: HENRY J. BROWN'S WILSHIRE TERRACE Map Reference: M B 8-76 Block: None Lot: 77 Arb (Lot Cut Reference): None Map Sheet: 135B189 Jurisdictional Information Community Plan Area: Wilshire Area Planning Commission: Central Neighborhood Council: Greater Wilshire Council District: CD 4- Tom LaBonge Census Tract#: 2117.01 LADBS District Office: Los Angeles Metro Planning and.Zoning Information Special Notes: None Zoning: R1-1-HPOZ Zoning Information (ZI): Zl-2350 Windsor Square Facade and Visible Area Map General Plan Land Use: Low II Residential Plan Footnote- Site Req.: See Plan Footnotes Additional Plan Footnotes: · Wilshire Specific Plan Area: None Design Review Board: No Historic Preservation Review: Yes Historic Preservation Overlay Zone: Windsor Square Other Historic Designations: None Other Historic Survey Information: None Mills Act Contract: None POD - Pedestrian Oriented Districts: None CDO -Community Design Overlay: None Streetscape: No Sign District: No Adaptive Reuse Incentive Area: None CRA - Community Redevelopment Agency: None Central City Parking: No Downtown Parking: No Building Line: None 500 Ft School Zone: No 500 Ft Park Zone: No Assessor Information Assessor Parcel Number: 5504016046 Parcel Area (Approximate): 31,319.6 (sq ft) Use Code: 0101 - Single Residence with Pool Assessed Land Val.: $2,040,000 Assessed Improvement Val.: $612,000 Last Owner Change: 10/17/06 Last Sale Amount: $2,600,026 Tax Rate Area: 67 Deed Reference No.: 2304130 Building 1: 1. Year Built: 1924 Tho contents of thls report are bound by thn- User Agronmont as deserlbad In tho Terms and Cnndltlons of tills website. For morn details, please refnr to the Terms & Conditions Unk located at http://zlmas.laelty.org. 1. Building Class: D65B 1. Number of Units: 1 1. Number of Bedrooms: 4 1. Number of Bathrooms: 3 1. Building Square Footage: 3,816.0 (sq It) Building 2: 2. Year Built: Not Available 2. Building Class: Not Available 2. Number of Units: 0 2. Number of Bedrooms: 0 2. Number of Bathrooms: 0 2. Building Square Footage: 0.0 (sq It) Building 3: 3. Year Built: Not Available 3. Building Class: Not Available 3. Number of Units: 0 3. Number of Bedrooms: 0 3. Number of Bathrooms: 0 3. Building Square Footage: 0.0 (sq It) Building 4: 4. Year Built: Not Available 4. Building Class: Not Available 4. Number of Units: 0 4. Number of Bedrooms: 0 4. Number of Bathrooms: 0 4. Building Square Footage: None Building 5: 5. Year Built: Not Available 5. Building Class: Not Available 5. Number of Units: 0 5. Number of Bedrooms: 0 5. Number of Bathrooms: 0 5. Building Square Footage: 0.0 (sq ft) Additional Information Airport Hazard: None Coastal Zone: None Farmland: Area not Mapped Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone: No Fire District No. 1: No Fire District No. 2: No Flood Zone: None Hazardous Waste I Border Zone Properties: No Methane Hazard Site: None High Wind Velocity Areas: No Hillside Grading: No Oil Wells: None Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone: No Distance to Nearest Fault: 4.98327 (km) Landslide: No Liquefaction: No Economic Development Areas Business Improvement District: None Federal Empowerment Zone: None Renewal Community: No Revitalization Zone: Central City State Enterprise Zone: None Targeted Neighborhood Initiative: None Public Safetv Police Information: Bureau: West Division I Station: Wilshire Report District: 727 Fire Information: District I Fire Station: 29 Batallion: 11 Division: 1 Thll"contents ofth!s report are bound by lhll User Agreement as d!lscrlblld In the Terms and Conditions ofthls website. For more details, plaase rnfer to the Terms & Comm.lons llnk located at http://zlmas.laclty.org. ( Red Flag Restricted Parking: No The contents cfth!s report are bound by the User Agreement as described 11'1 the Terms and Conditions. of this website. For more details, please refer to the Term~;: & Conditions link located alhttp;J/;r:lmas.lac:lty.org. CASE SUMMARIES Note: Information for Case Summaries is. Retrieved from the Planning Department's Plan Case Tracking System (PCTS) Database. Required Action(s): Data Not Available Project Description(s): PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE WINDSOR SQUARE HPOZ Required Action(s): Data Not Available Project Description(s): PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE WINDSOR SQUARE HPOZ Required Action(s): MSC-MISCELLANEOUS (POLICIES, GUIDELINES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.) HPOZ-HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE Project Description(s): ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WINDSOR SQUARE HPOZ AND PRESERVATION PLAN Required Action(s): MSC-MISCELLANEOUS (POLICIES, GUIDELINES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.) Project Description(s): PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE WINDSOR SQUARE HPOZ Required Action(s): !CO-INTERIM CONTROL ORDINANCE Project Description(s): NEW ICO TO TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDING AND DEMO PERMITS WITHIN THE PROPOSED WINDSOR SQUARE HPOZ AREA. Required Action(s): !CO-INTERIM CONTROL ORDI~JA~ICE Project Description(s): A TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDING PERMITS WHICH AFFECT THE DEMOLITION OF, CHANGE OF USE OF, ADDITION OR ALTERATION TO A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IN THE WINDSOR SQUARE; HANCOCK PARK, LARCHMONT, AND LOS FELIZ AREAS. ICO IN EFFECT UPON ADOPTION OF MAPS BY COUNCIL (CHECK HPOZ BIN ... Required Action(s): HPOZ-HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE Project Description(s): PROPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE FOR THE WINDSOR SQUARE AREA. Required Action(s): ZAA-AREA,HEIGHT,YARD,AND BUILDING LINE ADJMNTS < 20% (SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS) Project Description(s): ZONING ADMINISTRATORS ADJUSTMENT TO PERMIT A REDUCED SIDE YARD OF 0 FT. IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED 5 FT. AND A REDUCED REAR YARD OF 6FT. 3 IN. IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED 15FT., BOTH FOR THE PROPOSED Required Action(s): PMEX-PARCEL MAP EXEMPTION Project Description(s): Data Not Available Required Action(s): PMLA-PARCEL MAP Project Description(s): PRELIMINARY PARCEL MAP FOR A 3 LOT SUBDIVISION ON APPROXIMATELY 26,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND IN THE R1-1 ZONE. LOT C TO INCLUDE AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND GUEST HOUSE, LOTS A AND BARE VACANT. REPRESENTATIVE TO SUBMIT A CONCURRENT ZAD TO PERMIT A REDUCED SIDE YARD ON LOT C AND A REDUCED ... The contents of thls report are bound by the Usor Agreement Required Action(s): CE-CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION Project Description(s): A TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDING PERMITS WHICH AFFECT THE DEMOLITION OF, CHANGE OF USE OF, ADDITION OR ALTERATION TO A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IN THE WINDSOR SQUARE, HANCOCK PARK, LARCHMONT, AND LOS FELIZ AREAS. ICO IN EFFECT UPON ADOPTION OF MAPS BY COUNCIL (CHECK HPOZ BIN ... DATA NOT AVAILABLE ORD-178640 ORD-178549 ORD-178400 ORD-178399 ORD-176246 ORD-176229 ORD-175150 ZA-249 AFF-5375 Tim contents orthls report are bound by the User Agrnement as dasctlbfld In tho Tnrms and CondlUons of this website. For mora details, phoaso refer to tho Torms & Conditions Unk 1o1:11ted at http://~lmas.l<~.<::lty.org:.