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Apr 0 8 2010 C Ity of Los Angel DEPAr<TMENT OF EXECUTIVE OFFICES CITY PLANNING C ITY OF LOS ANGEL S. GAIL GOLDBE RG, AICP OFFICE OF H ISTO RI C RESO U RCES CALIFORNIA 200 N. SPRING STRHT, ROOM 62 0 DIRECTOK LOS ANG fl[S, CA 90012-4801 (213197/l-1 271 (2 13) 9 78-"1200 VINCENT P. BERTONI. t\ICP DEPUTY O!RlC IOW CULT U RA L H ER ITAGE COMMISS ION (2131978-1272 RICI-IARD BARRON JANE BLUME NFELD PRES IDFNT ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR RUE LLA H . LOUIE CllJI 971! -1 272 \I ICt. -PRESIDENT EVA YUAN-MCDANif L GL EN C. DAKE DEPUTY DIR ECTOR CAll KFN NARD ozscon ANTO N IO R. VILLARAIGOSA (213) 978-"1273 MAYO I~ FAX : 12 131 971!-1 275 FE\ Y C. PI NGOL INFORMATION COMMiSSION EXECU TI VE ASSISTANl (21)) 97/l-1270 12131 978-1 "94 www.plann ing.laci ty.org Date APR 0 8 2010 Los Angeles City Council Room 395, City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90012 ATTENTION: Patrice Lattimore, Legislative Assistant Planning and Land Use Management Committee CASE NUMBER: CHC-201 0-71-HCM GLESS FARMHOUSE 131 S. BOYLE AVENUE At the Cultural He ritage Commission meeting of April 1, 2010, the Commission moved to include the above property in the list of Historic-Cultural Monument, 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 opin ions and information from the office of the Council District in wh ich 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 Cod e, shall act on the proposed inclusion to the list with in 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 Scott Seconded: Commissioner Barron Ayes: Commissioner Louie Absent: Commissioners Dake and Kennard Vote: 3-0 Fey C. P(l gol, Commission Executive Assistant Cultural Heritage Commission Attachment: Staff Repo rt with Findings c: Councilmember Jose Huizar, Fourteenth Council District Diana 0 . Ybarra Cora Mendez John D. Mendez •= >•: • ' • '• "c 0 ~ ..! • • • •,• •" • :"•• DEPARlMENt Of EXECUTIVE OFFICES CITY PLANNING CllY OF LOS ANGELES OFFICE Of HISTORIC RESOURCES S, GAIL GOLDBERG, AICP · CALIFORNIA OIIIEcrOR 200 N. SPRING SlREET, ROOM 620 LOS ANG~LES, CA 90012-4601 (213) 978-127l (2U) 978-1200 VINCENT P. BERTONI, AIO' DEPUTY DIRKTOR CULTURAl HERITAGE COMMISSION (213) 978-1272 R!GIARO OAARON jANE BLUMENFElD PI!ISIDfNf AcnNGO~b~BQUR ROELlA H. lOUIE (213)97!1-1272 YICWRISIDENT EVA YUAN-MCDANIEL GlEN C. DAKE DEPUJY DIRECTOR GAIL KENNARD ozscon ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA {213) 978·1273 VACANT . MAYOR FAX: (213) 978-1275 INFORMATION F.El.YC.PINGOL ~ION fXH'1!ll\IEA.WSf.ANf (213) 978-1270 (2131978-12!14 www.planning.ladty.org Date APR 0 8 2010 Cora Mendez 131 S. Boyle Avenue Los Angeles 1 CA 90086-0274 John D. Mendez 12032 Crystal Ct Chino, CA 91710 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED CASE NUMBER: CHC-201 0-71-HCM GLESS FARMHOUSE 131 SOUTH BOYLE.AVEI"-JUE As you will note from the attached copy of our communication to the los Angeles City Council, the Cultural Heritage Commission has moved to include the above-referenced property in 1he list of Historic-· Cultural monuments, subject to adoption by the City CounciL In due course, our transmittal will be given a council file number and will be referred to the Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee for review and recommendation. If you are interested in attending the Council Committee meeting, you should call Patrice Lattimore at (213) 978-1074 for information as to the time and place of the Committee and City Council meetings regarding this matter. Please give Ms. Lattimore at least one week from the date of this letter to schedule this item on the Committee Agenda before you call her. Fel ngol, Commission Executive Assistant Cultural Heritage Commission Attachment: CHC Declaration Letter to Council, staff Report with Findings, and Additional Finding C: Notification List GIS Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC~201 0~71-HCM ENV-2010-71-CE HEARING DATE: April 1 r 2010 Location: 131 South Boyle Avenue TIME: 10:00 AM Council District: 14 PLACE: City Hall, Room 1010 Community Plan Area: Boyle Heights 200 N. Spring Street Area Planning Commission: East Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Neighborhood Council: Boyle Heights 90012 Legal Description: PT4, Block 60 of Tract 35 Acre Lots of the Los Angeles City Lands ~Hancock Survey" PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the GLESS FARMHOUSE REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument APPLICANT: Diana 0. Ybarra Boyle Heights Historical Society PO Box 86274 Los Angeles, CA 90086-0274 OWNER: Cora Mendez 131 S. Boyle Avenue v Los Angeles, CA 90033 John D. Mendez 12032 Crystal Ct. Chino, CA 91710 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 Direc .o of Planning \ K Bernstein, AICP, Manager Lam ert . Giessinger, Preservation Architect Office of Historic Resources Office of Historic Resources ~ar arciatPreservation PI~ Office of Historic Resources Attachments: March 18, 2008 Historic-Cultural Monument Application ZIMAS Report 131 S. Boyle Ave. CHC-201 0-71-HCM Page 2 of4 FINDINGS 1. The building uembodies 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 Queen Anne style residential architecture. 2. The property reflects "the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community" for its association with the development of Boyle Heights. 3. The property is identified with historic personages, with several members of the Gless, Amestoy, and Oxarart family, land owners and developers associated with the early growth and development of Boyle Heights. 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 1887, this two-story residential building exhibits character-defining features of Queen Anne style architecture. The proposed Gless Farmhouse monument is rectangular in plan with a high centrally located hipped roof covered in composition shingles. The subject building has a slightly off-center entrance covered by a raised wraparound porch supported by narrow wooden supports and enclosed by a low wooden railing. The porch exhibits decorative spindlework and brackets. An additional wraparound porch is located on the second floor and exhibits the same decorative elements as the ground floor porch. A two-story square tower lighted by cutaway bay windows and capped by the front-facing gable is located at one corner of the front fagade. A pentoid shaped attic ventilator decorates the front gable. The subject building's exterior features clapboard siding interrupted by a band of fish-scale siding extending around the building between the two floors. Windows are double-hung sash with simple wooden surrounds. The proposed Gless Farmhouse monument was designed by an unknown architect or builder. Records indicate that the subject building was likely erected in 1887. Built by Simon Francois Gless, the subject property is associated with three families who figure prominently in the early development of Boyle Heights and Los Angeles. The property was first owned by Gaston Oxarart, Gless's uncle, and used for sheep grazing. Oxarart bequeathed his land holdings in Boyle Heights to Gless, including Rancho Los Encinas. Gless constructed the subject building in the new suburb of Boyle Heights. Gless married Juanita Amestoy, whos family purchased Rancho Los Encinas from Gless. The property was located adjacent to the homestead of the Workman family (now demolished). By 1916, the building became property of the Hebrew Shelter Home and Asylum, serving as its office. 131 S. Boyle Ave. CHC-2010-71-HCM. Page 3 of4 · Alterations to the subject property include the addition of a dormer window (1908), a second story sleeping porch (1916) and a rear addition (1919). The original stained-glass front door and transom have been replaced. More recent alterations to the subject property are the addition of a steel security door on the main entrance, metal awnings on the second floor, and the partitioning of some interior spaces. DISCUSSION The Gless Farmhouse property successfully meets three 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," 2) reflects "the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community," and 3) is associated with historic personages.
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