Glassell Park Elementary School Explained

Glassell Park Elementary School
Location:2211 West Avenue 30
Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.1045°N -118.2366°W
Built:1924
Architect:Taylor, Edward Cray Taylor
Architecture:Mission/Spanish Revival
Added:April 13, 2007
Refnum:07000309

Glassell Park Elementary School is an elementary school listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 2211 W. Avenue 30, in the Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is a PK-6 active school. The principal is Ms. Claudia Pelayo. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

It was built in 1924 in Spanish Colonial Revival style. Following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake it was updated in P.W.A. Moderne architecture to make repairs and to meet new earthquake-related building codes.[1] Elementary schools in Los Angeles were a part of the Los Angeles City School District until July 1, 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[2]

The school's main presentation to the public is its long, south-facing facade along W. Avenue 30 of length 190feet. Its 100feet building frontage on Carlyle Street is less visible.

The property was deemed notable partly in the area of social history.[3]

Only the 1924/35 school building and its portion of grounds were deemed to be contributing resources. Modular classrooms, playground areas, and a 1951-built cafeteria were considered intrusions that do not add to the historic character of the property.[3]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07000309}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glassell Park Elementary School ]. National Park Service. Rebecca L. Smith and Laura Gallegos . July 7, 2006 . October 8, 2016 . with
  2. "LA City Schools Creation." Los Angeles Unified School District. February 7, 1998.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07000309}} National Register of Historic Places Supplementary Listing Record: Glassell Park Elementary School ]. National Park Service. April 13, 2007 . October 10, 2016 .