JH Irvin Apartments

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Los Angeles Department of City Planning
RECOMMENDATION REPORT

CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC-2018-792-HCM

ENV-2018-793-CE

H EARING DATE: March 1, 2018 Location: 105-105 1/2 S. Kings Road; 8360-8366 W.
T IME: 10:00 AM 1st Street
P LACE: City Hall, Room 1010 Council District: 5 - Koretz
200 N. Spring Street Community Plan Area: Wilshire
Los Angeles, CA 90012 Area Planning Commission: Central
Neighborhood Council: Mid City West
Legal Description: Tract TR 10389, Lot 42

PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the
J.H. IRVIN APARTMENTS

REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument

OWNER: Shirley C. Shapiro, Trustee
Shapiro Family Trust B
8364 W. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048

APPLICANT: Steven Luftman
1212 S. Orlando Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90035

PREPARERs: Katie Horak and Mickie Torres-Gil
Architectural Resources Group
8 Mills Place, Ste. 300
Pasadena, CA 91105

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
warrants further investigation.

2. Adopt the report findings.

VINCENT P. BERTONI, AICP
Director of PlanningN1907

[SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE]

Ken Bernstein, AICP, Manager Lambert M. Giessinger, Preservation Architect
Office of Historic Resources Office of Historic Resources

[SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE]

Melissa Jones, Planning Assistant
Office of Historic Resources

Attachment: Historic-Cultural Monument Application
CHC-2018-792-HCM
105-105 1/2 S. Kings Road; 8360-8366 W. 1st Street
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SUMMARY

The J.H. Irvin Apartments is a three-story, four-unit multi-family residential building with a
detached garage located at the southwest corner of South Kings Road and West 1st Street in
the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. Constructed in 1936, the subject property was
designed by noted Los Angeles architect Milton J. Black (1905-1970) in the Streamline Moderne
architectural style.
L-shaped in plan, the subject property rises three stories in height from east to west and exhibits
stepped, rectilinear massing. The building features a concrete foundation, wood-frame
construction, and smooth stucco cladding. The roof is flat and has parapet with articulated
coping. The primary, north-facing elevation is asymmetrically configured into three volumes.
Fenestration consists of single, paired, and grouped steel, fixed windows and aluminum sliding
window; some are arranged into corner window configurations. The building features three
primary entrances at the ground floor leading to individual units and a continuous canopy that
wraps around the north-, east-, and south-facing elevations at the ground floor. The ground and
second floors include broad roof decks bounded by horizontal metal railings. The west-facing
façade features a large, uninterrupted expanse of stucco wall as well as an exterior staircase
leading to a second floor patio.
Milton J. Black was born in California in 1905 and graduated from a Los Angeles high school. At
the beginning of his career, he partnered with architect J. Ross Castendyck. Together, Black
and Castendyck constructed homes in the Holmby Hills and in Hollywood, including the 1928
Dolores Del Río House. In 1930, Black was granted a certificate to practice architecture in
California, and from that point he worked primarily as a sole practitioner. Throughout his career,
Black designed properties in styles including Spanish Colonial Revival, French Revival,
Chateauesque, Mediterranean Revival, and Tudor Revival; however, he is best known for his
Streamline Moderne residential designs. Black’s works include the 654 Burnside Apartments
(1933, HCM #426), the Mauretania Apartments on Rossmore Avenue (1934), the El Cadiz
Apartments (1937, HCM #775), and the Richardson Apartments (1940, HCM #847). Black
passed away in 1970 at the age of 65.
Based on current photos and permit records, it appears that the subject property has
experienced minor alterations over time that include the enlargement of a dining room in one of
the units in 1966; the replacement of original steel windows with aluminum fixed and sliding
windows; the addition of security bars on windows; the addition of security doors; the addition of
metal awnings over some windows; and the addition of a metal canopy over the southwest
patio, all at unknown dates.
The citywide historic resources survey, SurveyLA, identified the subject property as individually
eligible for designation at the national, state, and local levels as an excellent example of a
Streamline Moderne apartment house, designed by notable local architect Milton J. Black.

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
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or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose
individual genius influenced his age.

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.
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT
NOMINATION FORM
1.PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION
Proposed Monument Name: J.H. Irvin Apartments First Owner/Tenant
Other Associated Names:
Street Address: 105 S. Kings Road Zip: 90048 Council District: 5
Range of Addresses on Property: 8360-8366 W. 1st Street; 105 1/2 S. KingCso Rmomaudnity Name:Wilshire
Assessor Parcel Number: 5511015008 Tract:10389 Block: N/A Lot: 42
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Proposed Monument Natural
Building Structure Object Site/Open Space
Property Type: Feature
Describe an(cid:455)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:282)(cid:282)(cid:349)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:258)(cid:367)(cid:3)(cid:396)esources located on the property to be included in the nomina(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:853)(cid:3)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:396)e: Detached garage
2.CONSTRUCTION HISTORY & CURRENT STATUS
Year built: 1936 Factual E(cid:400)(cid:415)(cid:373)(cid:258)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:282) Threatened? None
Architect/Designer: Milton J. Black Contractor: J.H. Irvin (owner)
Original Use: Multi-family residence Present Use: Multi-family residence
Is the Proposed Monument on its Original Site? Yes No (explain i(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)7) Unknown (explain in (cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)7)
3.STYLE & MATERIALS
Architectural Style: Streamline Moderne Stories: 3 Plan Shape: L-shaped
FEATURE PRIMARY SECONDARY
CONSTRUCTION Type: Wood Type: Select
CLADDING Material: Stucco, smooth Material: Select
Type: Flat Type: Select
ROOF
Material: Unknown Material: Select
Type: Fixed Type: Sliding
WINDOWS
Material: Wood Material: Aluminum
ENTRY Style: Off-center Style: Select
DOOR Type: Select Type: Select
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT
NOMINATION FORM
4.ALTERATION HISTORY
List date and write a brief descrip(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374) of any major altera(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400) or addi(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400). Thi(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)may also be completed on a separate document.
Include copies of permits in the nomina(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)packet. Make sure to list any major altera(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400) for which there are no permits, as well.
See attached.
5.EXISTING HISTORIC RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION (if known)
List(cid:286)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:349)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:258)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:258)(cid:367)(cid:3)Register of Historic Places
Listed in the California Register of Historical Resources
Formally determined eligible for the Na(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:258)l and/or California Registers
Contri(cid:271)(cid:437)(cid:415)ng feature
Located in an Historic Preserva(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)Overlay Zone (HPOZ)
Non-con(cid:410)(cid:396)(cid:349)(cid:271)(cid:437)(cid:415)ng feature
Survey Name(s):
SurveyLA
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status by an historic resources survey(s)
Other historical or cultural resource designa(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400)(cid:855)
6.APPLICABLE HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT CRITERIA
The proposed monument exemplifies the following Cultural Heritage Ordinance Crite(cid:396)(cid:349)(cid:258)(cid:3)(cid:894)(cid:94)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)22.171.7):
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✔ A notable work of a master builder, designer, or architect whose individual genius influenced his or her age
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT
NOMINATION FORM
7.WRITTEN STATEMENTS
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(cid:4)(cid:856)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:396)(cid:381)(cid:393)(cid:381)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:437)(cid:373)(cid:286)(cid:374)(cid:410)(cid:3)(cid:24)(cid:286)(cid:400)(cid:272)(cid:396)(cid:349)(cid:393)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:882) Describe the proposed monument’s physical characteris(cid:415)(cid:272)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)
rela(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400)(cid:346)(cid:349)(cid:393)(cid:3)(cid:410)o its surrounding environmen(cid:410)(cid:856)(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:454)(cid:393)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:1006)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:1007)(cid:3)(cid:449)(cid:349)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:3)(cid:373)(cid:381)(cid:396)e detailed descrip-
(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:381)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:349)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:856)(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:454)(cid:393)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:1008)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:282)(cid:349)(cid:400)(cid:272)(cid:437)(cid:400)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:272)ons(cid:410)(cid:396)(cid:437)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:876)altera(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:346)(cid:349)(cid:400)tory in detail if that is
necessary to explain the proposed monument’s current form. Iden(cid:415)(cid:296)y and describe any character-
defining elements, structures, interior spaces, or landscape features.
(cid:17)(cid:856)(cid:3)(cid:94)(cid:410)(cid:258)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:373)(cid:286)(cid:374)(cid:410)(cid:3)(cid:381)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:94)(cid:349)(cid:336)(cid:374)(cid:349)(cid:302)(cid:272)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:882) Address the proposed monument’s historic, cultural, and/or architec-
tural significance by discussing how it sa(cid:415)(cid:400)fies the HCM criteria you select(cid:286)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:349)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:94)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:1010)(cid:856)(cid:3)(cid:122)ou must
support your argument with substan(cid:415)(cid:258)(cid:367)(cid:3)(cid:286)vidence and analysis. The Statement of Significance is your
main argument for designa(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:381)(cid:3)(cid:349)(cid:410)(cid:3)(cid:349)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:349)(cid:373)(cid:393)(cid:381)(cid:396)(cid:410)ant to substan(cid:415)(cid:258)te any claims you mak(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:449)(cid:349)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:437)(cid:393)(cid:393)(cid:381)(cid:396)(cid:415)(cid:374)(cid:336)(cid:3)
documenta(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:396)esearch.
8.CONTACT INFORMATION
Applicant
Name: Steven Luftman Company:
Street Address: 1212 S. Orlando Avenue City: Los Angeles State: CA
Zip:90035 Phone Number: 310-503-9958 Email: [email protected]
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Name: Company:
Street Address: City: State:
Zip: Phone Number: Email:
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Name: Katie Horak and Mickie Torres-Gil Company: Architectural Resources Group
Street Address: 8 Mills Place, Ste. 300 City: Pasadena State: CA
Zip: 91105 Phone Number: 626-583-1401 x103 Email: [email protected]
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT
NOMINATION FORM
9.SUBMITTAL
When you have completed preparing your nomina(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:853)(cid:3)(cid:272)ompile all materials in the order specified below. Although the en(cid:415)(cid:396)e
packet must not exceed 100 pages, you ma(cid:455)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:282)(cid:282)(cid:349)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:258)(cid:367)(cid:3)(cid:373)(cid:258)terial on a CD or flash drive.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
1. ✔ Nomina(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)Form 5. ✔ Copies of Primary/Secondary Documenta(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)
2. ✔ W(cid:396)(cid:349)(cid:425)en Statements A and B 6. ✔ Copies of Building Permits for Major Altera(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:400)
(include first cons(cid:410)(cid:396)(cid:437)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)permits)
3. ✔ Bibliography
7. ✔ (cid:4)(cid:282)(cid:282)(cid:349)(cid:415)onal, Contemporary Photos
4. ✔ Two Primary Photos of Exterior/Main Facade
(8x10, the main photo of the proposed monument. Also 8. Historical Photos
email (cid:258)(cid:3)(cid:282)(cid:349)(cid:336)(cid:349)(cid:415)al copy of the main photo to:
[email protected]) 9. ✔ Zimas Parcel Report for all Nominated Parcels
(including map)
10.RELEASE
Please read each statement and check the corresponding boxes to indicate that you agree with the statement, then sign below in the
provided space. Either the applicant or preparer may sign.
I acknowledge that all documen(cid:410)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:400)(cid:437)(cid:271)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)ed will become public records under the California Public Records Act, and understand
that the documents will be made available upon request to members of the public for ins(cid:393)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)and copying.
I acknowledge that all photographs and images submi(cid:425)ed as part of this applica(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)will become the property of the City of Los
Angeles, and understand that permission is granted for use of the photographs and images by the City without any expecta(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)
of compensa(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:856)
I acknowledge that I have the right to submit or have obtained the appropriate permission to submit all informa(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:3)contained
in this applica(cid:415)(cid:381)(cid:374)(cid:856)
Katie Horak 2/1/2018
Name: Date: Signature:
Mail your Historic-Cultural Monumen(cid:410)(cid:3)(cid:94)(cid:437)(cid:271)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)al to the Office of Historic Resources.
Office of Historic Resources
Department of City Planning
200 N. Spring Street, Room 620
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: [phone]
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105 S. Kings Road Apartments
Historic-Cultural Monument Nomination Continuation Sheet

A. Property Description

Site

The property at 105 S. Kings Road contains a multi-family residence comprising the following addresses:
8360, 8362, 8364, and 8366 W. 1st Street, and 105 and 105 ½ S. Kings Road. The property occupies a
rectangular parcel of 6,732 square feet that is located at the southwest corner of S. Kings Road and W. 1st
Street in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. The property is largely surrounded by low-scale
multi-family residences constructed in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s that are interspersed with some areas
of new, contemporary development; commercial development is limited to the major vehicular
thoroughfares of Beverly Boulevard and W. 3rd Street, located to the north and south of the property, and
La Cienega Boulevard to the west. The neighborhood adheres to a rectilinear street grid that is oriented
towards the cardinal directions. The topography of the area is flat.

The residential building at 105 S. Kings Road (subject building) is slightly set back from the north and east
property lines and occupies the majority of its parcel. It is primarily accessed by concrete walkways that
traverse a broad lawn to the north. A concrete walkway, accessed by a curb cut from S. Kings Road, is
located along the south property line; it is bordered by a perimeter wall and leads to the rear (west edge)
of the parcel where garages are located. The garages front W. 1st Street and extend the length of the
property’s western edge. Landscaping is modest and includes lawn, shrubs, and a variety of mature trees.

Exterior

The subject building rises three stories in height from east to west and exhibits stepped, rectilinear
massing. Designed in the Streamline Moderne style, it features an asymmetrical L-shaped plan, a
concrete foundation, and wood-frame construction clad with smooth stucco. The building has a flat roof
with a flat parapet that has articulated coping and an unknown roof material. There are roof patios/sun
decks on the roofs of both the first and second stories. The building is largely characterized by
geometric, rectilinear volumes with the exception of a volume at the third floor, which projects onto the
third floor roof deck and features rounded edges at the northeast and southeast corners. The building
has four residential units of different sizes and layouts.

The primary façade faces north and is asymmetrically configured into three bays. The easternmost bay is
one story in height and projects slightly past the middle bay, which is two stories; the westernmost bay
is three stories and forms the shorter leg of the “L.” The building is accessed by three primary entrances
that are positioned at the ground floor and lead to individual units; flush with the façade, they comprise
non-original metal security doors (the primary doors are not visible) and stoops, and are capped by
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rounded stucco canopies with metal coping. On the easternmost entrance of the main façade (with an
address of 8360 W. 1st Street), which faces west, there is a rounded metal railing that runs along the
stoop up to the door.

Fenestration on the primary façade is abundant and irregularly spaced; it includes single, paired, and
grouped (typically three) wood fixed and aluminum sliding windows with articulated stucco sills. Some
of the windows are arranged into corner window configurations. In the westernmost bay at the second
and third floors, there are fixed wood windows with four lights each that are flanked by single-hung
aluminum windows and capped by wood transoms; they are arranged at the corners of the building and
are deeply recessed into the facade. Two stacked bands of fixed wood ribbon windows are positioned
along the curved wall on the third floor of the complex. Corner windows at the first and third floors
feature metal eaves. Non-original security bars are present at the first and second story windows on this
façade.

A notable feature of the primary façade is a deep, continuous canopy that spans the easternmost bay of
the ground floor, starting above the easternmost entrance (8360 W. 1st Street) and wrapping to the east
and south facades. There are also three broad roof decks: two at the second floor and one at the third
floor; all are bounded by horizontal metal railings. The second floor roof deck at the easternmost bay
spans only half the length of the first floor roof. The second floor roof deck at the westernmost bay is
partially covered by a wood canopy supported by a metal post. Other details found throughout the
building include attic vents and non-original light fixtures on the ground floor.

The building’s stepped massing is highly articulated on the building’s east façade, and as a result, the
second and third floors are deeply recessed and only partially visible. This façade lacks entrances at the
ground floor, which is instead dominated by the aforementioned canopy that spans the length of the
façade; the second and third floors open onto broad roof decks that are bordered by horizontal metal
railings. Fenestration includes paired aluminum sliding windows that are positioned near the corners of
the building on the first and second floors; the second floor windows feature metal eaves similar to
those on the primary façade. The rounded corners of the third floor volume feature bands of wood
windows that wrap to adjacent facades. Security bars are also present at the first and second story
windows on this façade, while a non-original metal canopy is affixed to the deck entrance on the third
floor. The third floor roof deck is lined along its southern edge with a non-original wood enclosure that is
substantially taller than the railings.

The south façade is only partially visible from the public right-of-way. Secondary unit entrances are
located along the concrete walkway running along the property’s southern edge and consist of concrete
stoops and metal security doors. Fenestration on this façade is also irregularly spaced and comprises
sliding aluminum windows with stucco sills and security bars; a non-original metal awning shades one
window without security bars at the second floor. The building’s ground floor stucco canopy wraps from
the east façade and stops approximately one-third of the way along the south façade. An additional
stucco canopy supported by metal bars is affixed to the center of the façade. What appears to be a
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covered patio with a metal canopy with squared supports and a metal railing similar to that on the
primary façade is visible at the western edge of the south façade.

The west façade features large, uninterrupted expanses of stucco wall. The façade is predominantly
flush with the exception of a slight rectilinear projection on the southern edge near the second floor
patio. No entrances are visible. All of the windows are aluminum sliders and most of them have metal
canopies. An exterior staircase with a metal railing leads from the rear of the parcel to the second floor,
south-facing patio.

To the west of the building’s primary (north) façade, fronting W. 1st Street, is a detached three-car
garage that is approached by a concrete driveway. Also constructed in 1936, the garage features wood-
frame construction, stucco cladding, a flat roof with a flat parapet, and grooved metal garage doors.
There is a single light fixture attached to the garage that matches the light fixtures on the apartment
building. There is also a wood fence connecting the apartment building to the garage, with a pent
roof/canopy above.

Alterations

The building’s current appearance and alteration permits from the Los Angeles Department of Building
and Safety (LADBS) indicate that it has experienced only minor cosmetic alterations over time. All of the
exterior modifications have been unpermitted and include the replacement of most original wood or
steel windows with aluminum-framed fixed and sliding windows; the addition of security bars to most
windows; the addition of security doors to all entrances; the placement of metal awnings over some
windows; and the addition of a metal canopy over the rear, southwest patio. The configuration of the
garages along the western edge of the parcel has also been slightly modified. The property originally had
two detached garage buildings, which have since been connected by an addition. The original vehicular
entrance to the rear of the property has also been barricaded by a wooden fence and canopy that now
connects the garage to the main residential building. Interior alterations include the enlargement of a
dining room by owner Jack Harris in 1966 (City of Los Angeles, Building Permit No. 20535). The building’s
foundation was retrofitted by owner Abraham Shapiro in 1994 (City of Los Angeles, Building Permit No.
15318).

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