Wilshire Vista West Historic District
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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: __Wilshire Vista West Historic District_DRAFT_______________________ Other names/site number: ______________________________________ Name of related multiple property listing: __N/A____________________________________ (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number: _Roughly bounded by S. Fairfax Avenue, W. San Vicente Boulevard, S. Spaulding Avenue, and Packard Street City or town: _Los Angeles_______ State: _California________ County: __Los Angeles___ Not For Publication: Vicinity: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ___national ___statewide ___local Applicable National Register Criteria: ___A ___B ___C ___D Signature of certifying official/Title: Date ______________________________________________ State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Date Title : State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Wilshire Vista West Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: X Public – Local Public – State Public – Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X Site Structure Object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing _____113_____ ______8_____ buildings Sections 1-6 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Wilshire Vista West Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State _____________ ____________ sites _____________ _____________ structures _____________ _____________ objects _____113_____ _______8_____ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ____0____ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Wilshire Vista West Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Tudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Monterey Revival, French Renaissance Revival, Chateauesque MODERN MOVEMENT: Streamline Moderne OTHER:____________ Mid-Century Modern, Minimal Traditional NO STYLE__________ Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: ________________________ Foundation CONCRETE Walls STUCCO WOOD BRICK STONE CERAMIC TILE Roof ASPHALT TERRA COTTA SHINGLE SYNTHETICS Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph The Wilshire Vista West Historic District, composed entirely of multi-family residences, is located in the Mid-City neighborhood of central Los Angeles, approximately ten miles west of downtown Los Angeles. It is adjacent to the “Little Ethiopia” commercial district on S. Fairfax Avenue and the Carthay Square residential neighborhood, both to the west. The neighborhood’s topography is generally flat. Its streets follow a regular, rectilinear street grid pattern, and its properties reflect common planning features including modest, uniform setbacks, shallow front Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Wilshire Vista West Historic District Los Angeles, California Name of Property County and State lawns, concrete sidewalks, mature street trees, and automobile accommodations like driveways, curb cuts, and rear detached garages. The residences of the Wilshire Vista West Historic District are two-story, multi-family buildings designed in Period Revival styles, most commonly Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, with multiple examples of French Renaissance Revival, Monterey Revival, Chateauesque, Tudor Revival, and Mediterranean Revival. Streamline d Moderne and Minimal Traditional buildings are also present, and are architecturally compatible with the Period Revival buildings. The Wilshire Vista West Historic District retains a high level of integrity. Of 121 total resources, 113 are district contributors and eight are noncontributors, primarily due to loss of integrity or construction after the period of significance. ______________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description Location and Setting The Wilshire Vista West Historic District is located in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, approximately ten miles west of downtown. Somewhat irregular in shape, the district’s boundaries are a vehicular alley east of S. Fairfax Avenue to the west, W. San Vicente Boulevard to the north, Spaulding Avenue to the east, and Packard Street to the south, including buildings on each of these streets. Interior streets are S. Orange Grove Avenue, S. Ogden Drive, S. Genesee Avenue, and W. Whitworth Avenue. The area is generally flat and level with no dramatic grade variations. The streets adhere to a regular, rectilinear grid pattern skewed northeast/southwest, reflecting this area’s historic orientation toward San Vicente Boulevard (originally a streetcar right-of-way). Lots in the district are fairly consistent in size and shape and their properties typically front to the east or west. The areas along W. San Vicente Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard (north), S. Fairfax Avenue (west) and Pico Boulevard (south) are highly trafficked vehicular corridors reflecting mixed residential, commercial, and institutional uses; immediately northwest of the district, the prominent intersection of S. Fairfax Avenue, San Vicente Boulevard, and Olympic Boulevard is predominantly commercial in character. The area of S. Fairfax Avenue immediately west of the district is a center of Ethiopian culture and food, and Museum Row (with the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Motion Picture Museum, and the La Brea Tar Pits) is a few blocks north on Wilshire Boulevard. Wilshire Vista West’s streets are consistent in character and are paved with asphalt. Streets feature concrete curbs, concrete sidewalks, and parkways planted with lawn and a variety of mature street trees including silk floss, carrotwood, carob, sycamore/plane, ficus, jacaranda, magnolia,