Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15
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Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Name: Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall Description: Located at 16350 Filbert St. The Juvenile Detention Center occupies a large irregularly shaped parcel containing a series of attached one-story brick buildings lining the perimeter of the site oriented onto central lawns. Two 2-story triangular shaped buildings occupy the center of the site. Other features include internal walkways, outdoor basketball courts, a pool, and other outbuildings and facilities. The campus is surrounded by concrete block wall with razor wire. The property is not fully visible from the public right-of-way. Significance: Rare example of a 1960s juvenile detention center in Sylmar. This facility was originally established as the Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall in 1965. In 1978, the site underwent a series of earthquake repairs and an expansion; the one-story Sylmar Hall, encircled by a red brick wall was constructed at this time with enough room for 393 youths ranging in age from 10 to 17. Additional buildings were added to the site between 1993 and 1997. In 1998, the facility was renamed after retired Chief Probation Officer Barry J. Nidorf. It is the largest juvenile detention center in the nation. The property is not fully visible from the public right-of-way. Also, more research is needed into the development of detention centers in Los Angeles in order to determine this property's significance. Therefore, the evaluation could not be completed. Page 1 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Context 1: Context: Other Context, 1850-1980 Sub context: No Sub-context Theme: Event or Series of Events, 1850-1980 Sub theme: No SubTheme Property type: Institutional Property sub type: No Sub-Type Criteria: Status code: QQQ Reason: Rare example of a 1960s juvenile detention center in Sylmar. The property is not fully visible from the public right-of-way. Also, more research is needed into the development of detention centers in Los Angeles in order to determine this property's significance. Therefore, the evaluation could not be completed. Page 2 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Name: Dyer Street Elementary School Description: Located at 14500 Dyer Street. The property contains one- and two story buildings clustered to the northwest end of campus with asphalt playgrounds at the southeast end; Mid-Century Modern style with ribbon metal sash divided-light windows and cement plaster cladding with flat roofs; clerestory windows in classroom buildings; covered exterior corridors and open spaces between buildings. Significance: Excellent example of a post-World War II Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school campus, reflecting LAUSD school planning and design concepts of the postwar period and the increase in facilities to accommodate postwar growth in the San Fernando Valley. Page 3 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Context 1: Context: Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980 Sub context: Education, 1876-1980 Theme: Public Schools and the LAUSD, 1876-1980 Sub theme: Post WWII Schools, 1946-1966 Property type: Institutional - Education Property sub type: Elementary School Criteria: A/1/1&C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent example of a post-World War II Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school campus, reflecting LAUSD school planning and design concepts of the postwar period and the increase in facilities to accommodate postwar growth in the San Fernando Valley. Page 4 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Name: 12801 Maclay House and Barns Description: Located at 12801 Maclay, the property is composed of a vernacular one-story single-family residence and two barn structures, constructed beginning in 1925. Features of the residence include tongue-and-groove wood siding, wood double- hung windows, and a full-width porch supported by wood posts. The barn structures are wood frame and wood clad, in varying states of repair. The property appears largely intact. Significance: Rare remaining example of an early agriculture-related residential property in Sylmar. Page 5 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 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: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Rare remaining example of an early agriculture-related residential property in Sylmar. Page 6 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Name: 13260-13270 Maclay Residential Court Description: Residential court located at 13260-13270 Maclay St; composed of multiple one-story residential buildings, with individual unit entrances oriented around a central landscaped courtyard; and two garage buildings. Designed in the Minimal Traditional style; features include smooth stucco cladding with wood clapboard in the gable ends, divided-light double-hung wood windows, and shallow porches supported by wood posts. The property appears to be largely intact, with some replaced windows. Significance: Excellent and rare example of a 1930s residential court in Sylmar. Page 7 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Context 1: Context: Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980 Sub context: Multi-Family Residential Development, 1910-1980 Theme: Multi-Family Residential, 1910-1980 Sub theme: Courtyard Apartments, 1910-1980 Property type: Residential Property sub type: Mid-Century, One-Story Court Criteria: C/3/3 Status code: 3S;3CS;5S3 Reason: Excellent and rare example of a 1930s residential court in Sylmar. Page 8 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Name: Merle Norman Cosmetics/Nethercutt Collection Description: Cluster of three industrial buildings, including two one-story buildings located at 15170 and 15180 Bledsoe Street, associated with Merle Norman Cosmetics, and a 4-story building at 15200 Bledsoe Street, associated with the Nethercutt Collection. All three buildings appear to be highly intact, constructed of pre-cast concrete and designed in the Mid-Century Modern style. Significance: Excellent and rare example of mid-century industrial development in Sylmar, associated with the Merle Norman Cosmetics Company. The property includes two one-story industrial buildings, built in 1958 and 1962, as well as a four-story building constructed in 1970 to house the Nethercutt Collection. Merle Norman Cosmetics was founded in Los Angeles in 1931 by Jack Boison "J.B." Nethercutt. The company was named for his aunt Merle and uncle Norman, who adopted him after his parents died. The Sylmar property (known as "San Sylmar") was originally used by a division of Merle Norman that made trap shooting targets in the 1950s; the cosmetics branch of the company relocated here in 1991, using the trap shooting buildings for Merle Norman Cosmetic packing plants. J.B. eventually amassed a substantial fortune selling women's beauty products, and used much of that wealth to assemble one of the world's finest automobile collections. The Nethercutt Collection features rare collectibles ranging from mechanical musical instruments and antique furniture, and over 250 American and European cars dating from 1898 to 1997. The Nethercutt Collection opened to the public in 1971. This property continues to operate as Merle Norman Cosmetics and the Nethercutt Collection today. Page 9 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 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 and rare example of mid-century industrial development in Sylmar, associated with the Merle Norman Cosmetics Company. Page 10 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property Resources – 08/05/15 Name: Metrolink Mobile Home Park Description: Mobile home park located at 12245 San Fernando Road. The property contains 39 spaces occupied by mobile homes from various time periods, as well as a central community building, and a sales office at the corner of Bleeker and San Fernando Road. Property is not accessible to the public. Significance: Mobile home and trailer parks recorded for SurveyLA are those that appear to be good examples of the type as evidenced by their overall site design and planning, and inclusion of permanent features such as community buildings, swimming pools, and signage. Recorded mobile home/trailer parks may also be early examples of the type and may have evolved from earlier auto courts. However, since mobile home/trailer parks are not fully visible from the public right-of-way, more analysis is needed to assess significance and integrity. Therefore, the evaluation could not be completed. Page 11 of 36 Sylmar Report Historic Districts, Planning Districts and Multi-Property