Resource Description

Resource Summary

Names
Los Feliz Square Single-Family Residential Historic District (Primary)
Los Feliz Square (Alternative)
Resource Types
District
Important Dates
No dates recorded
Keywords (Subjects)
No keywords recorded

Location Information

Addresses
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Los Angeles City Council District 4 (Council District)
Hollywood Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
LOS FELIZ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)

Classification

Classification
Type: Residential District
Use: Historic
Related Features
No features recorded
No features recorded

Resource Descriptions

General Description
"This district is an intact collection of Period Revival style single-family residences in Hollywood. The district contains approximately 108 one- and two-story residences designed in a variety of Period Revival architectural styles, predominantly Spanish Colonial Revival.The area's topography follows the contours of the foothills, with a gentle southward slope toward Franklin Avenue. This hillside setting creates a slightly curvilinear street pattern. District features include similarly-sized lots with uniform setbacks, wide parkways with mature vegetation and a variety of street trees including palm trees, and period lamp posts."

External System References

SurveyLA ID: 160e82b2-6336-480e-a1ce-c71001618002

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2015-01-22
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Automobile Suburbanization, 1908-1937
Suburban Planning and Development, 1908-1937
Automobile Suburb
Neighborhood
Eligibility Standards
  • As a whole, retains the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Streetscape and contributors possess original design elements intended to support personal automobile use such as garages and driveways
  • Street improvements such as curb and gutter, historic streetlights, sidewalks, parkways and street trees common
  • May also be significant under themes within the Architecture context
  • Demonstrated historic affiliation with automobile transit, either through widespread advertisement, original planning documents, or newspaper articles
  • Early examples that are located a mile or more from historical streetcar routes are particularly significant
  • Early examples may be located near a streetcar route so that both methods of transit could be used by residents
    • Integrity Aspects
    Setting
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Association
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Materials
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    5S3
    3S
    Significance Statement
    "The Los Feliz Square Single-Family Residential Historic District is significant as an excellent example of automobile-related residential development by prominent Los Angeles developers Arthur Letts, Sr. and the Janss Investment Company."
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1920-01-01
    To: 1949-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2015-01-22
    Context/Theme
    Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
    Housing the Masses, 1880-1975
    Period Revival Neighborhoods, 1918-1942
    Automobile Suburb
    Neighborhood
    Eligibility Standards
  • Mostly one- and/or two-story single-family residences
  • Detached garages located at the rear of lots, if present
  • Retains original planning features including street patterns, buildings setbacks, landscape or street features
    • Integrity Aspects
    Design
    Setting
    Feeling
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Location
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3CS
    3S
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    The Los Feliz Square Single-Family Residential Historic District is significant as a highly intact collection of Period Revival style residential architecture in Hollywood.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1920-01-01
    To: 1949-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2015-01-22
    Context/Theme
    Entertainment Industry, 1908-1980
    Residential Properties Associated with the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1980
    Entertainment Industry Housing and Neighborhoods, 1908-1949
    Residential
    Residential District
    Eligibility Standards
  • No CDFs/Associative Features checked
    • Integrity Aspects
    No Integrity Aspects checked
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    QQQ
    Significance Statement
    "The Los Feliz Square Single-Family Residential Historic District may be significant for its association with the entertainment industry in Hollywood. However, additional research would need to be conducted for this association to be definitively established."
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1920-01-01
    To: 1949-01-01

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    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Hollywood Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

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    Documents
    SurveyLA: Hollywood Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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