West Adams Terrace, Los Angeles Explained

West Adams Terrace
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Los Angeles
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Coordinates:34.033°N -118.319°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Los Angeles
Subdivision Type3:City
Postal Code Type:Zip Code
Postal Code:90018
Area Code:323
Timezone:Pacific

West Adams Terrace is a neighborhood in the West Adams area of Los Angeles. Dating back to 1905, it contains seven Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments, one property on the National Register of Historic Places and one Green Book property. In 2003, the neighborhood was designated a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone.

History

In 1905, West Adams Terrace was platted in from what had been called the Bauer tract. The area on the north side of Adams Street (west of Western Avenue) was under the control of the Mesa Land Company, a syndicate headed by William Miles, president, and Charles McKenzie, H.R. Callender, S.J. White and C.G. Andrews. Noted as "the last piece of available elevated land [with] a magnificent view of the valley and surrounding foothills", the land was divided into 235 lots with building restrictions ranging from $2,500 to $5,000. [1] [2] The earliest use of the name "West Adams Terrace" in the Los Angeles Times was on July 16, 1905. The area was then described as a "beautiful residence subdivision" with lots being sold for $40,000.

During the next few years, the Times continued to report sales in the neighborhood.[3] [4] On March 6, 1910, the Times announced that architect A.B. Benton had completed plans for a residence for F.M. Vale on Eleventh Avenue in West Adams Terrace.[5]

In the 1950s, a Green Book property serving African-American tourists was located in the neighborhood.[6] The name West Adams Terrace continued to be used for residential sales in both the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Sentinel. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Geography

In 1905, the Times noted that West Adams Terrace was located between Adams Street on the south and Twenty-third Street on the north and between Eighth Avenue on the east and Twelfth Avenue on the west. In 1906, the Times noted a different boundary - Thirteenth Avenue on the west.

In 2002, the city defined the area as: the north side of West Adams Boulevard on the south, the Santa Monica I-10 Freeway on the north, the rear lot line of the parcels on the west side of Thirteenth Avenue on the west, and the west side of Western Avenue on the east.

Historic Preservation Overlay Zone

On December 2, 2003, the Los Angeles City Council adopted The West Adams Terrace HPOZ (Historic Preservation Overlay Zone). The designation reflected the high concentration of Craftsman and Colonial Revival architectural styles as well as the neighborhood's high level of architectural integrity from the period in which the properties were constructed (1887-1951).[12]

The West Adams Terrace HPOZ is bounded by 13th Avenue to the west, the Santa Monica Freeway to the north, Gramercy Place, 24th Street, and Western Avenue to the east, and West Adams Boulevard to the south (excluding both Joseph Pomeroy Widney High and the 24th Street Elementary School from the HPOZ).[13] [14]

Historic-Cultural Monuments

(listed in order of HCM number)

Notable properties

Education

LAUSD has two schools in West Adams Terrace:

In 2013, 24th Street Elementary School became the first campus in Los Angeles to make use of a "parent trigger" law that enabled parents to install a new administration. The school failed to meet the state's educational standards in English and mathematics.[21] The parents voted to take control of the school, and organize it as a hybrid charter school, with the Los Angeles Unified School District operating kindergarten through 5th grade and a private entity, Crown Prep Academy, running grades 5 through 8.[22]

Parks and recreation

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bauer Tract Sold . 20 February 2024 . . July 9, 1905.
  2. News: Among Owners and Dealers . 16 June 2022 . Los Angeles Times . July 16, 1905. 35.
  3. News: Quarter Million for a Hotel . 15 June 2022 . Los Angeles Times . November 29, 1906 . 112 . Recent sales by the same fim in West Adams Terrace....
  4. News: Report Busy Week . 15 June 2021 . Los Angeles Times . July 25, 1909 . section V, page 18 . Alice S. McKevitt and Clara W. Gries, two lots in West Adams Terrace.
  5. News: The Architects . 25 March 2021 . Los Angeles Times . March 6, 1910 . Part V, page 24.
  6. News: SurveyLA: African American History in Los Angeles . 25 March 2021 . Office of Historic Preservation . OHP.CA.Gov . November 2017 . 65.
  7. News: classified ad . Los Angeles Sentinel . February 5, 1948. Edgehill, near West Adams Terrace... $23,500.
  8. News: Classified Ad . 16 June 2022 . Los Angeles Times . April 14, 1952. $75... West Adams Terrace apartment.
  9. News: classified ad . Los Angeles Sentinel . March 29, 1962 . West Adams Terrace...2516 8th Avenue...asking $31,500.
  10. News: classified ad . Los Angeles Sentinel . March 29, 1990 . Just listed...West Adams Terrace....A Charmer..
  11. News: Classified Ad . 16 June 2022 . Los Angeles Times . May 3, 1992. If you want a bargain... West Adams Terrace Masterpiece.
  12. News: West Adams Terrace HPOZ . 25 March 2021 . LACity.org . December 9, 2010.
  13. Web site: Council File 03-1050 . LACity.org . 25 March 2021 . January 1, 2003.
  14. Web site: Council File: 03-1050 . LACityClerkConnect . LACity.org . 16 June 2021 . December 19, 2003 . ... bounded by 13th Avenue to the west, the Santa Monica Freeway (10) to the north, Gramercy Place, 24th Street and Western Avenue to the east and West Adams Boulevard to the south ....
  15. News: West Adams Terrace . 25 March 2021 . HistoricPlacesLA.org. 22. ...the Clark Library located in West Adams Terrace.
  16. News: O'Connor . Pauline . Historic Craftsman in West Adams Terrace Asking $950,000 . 25 March 2021 . Curbed.com . June 21, 2015.
  17. News: O'Connor . Pauline . Historic Adobe in West Adams Terrace by Henry Harwood Hewitt . 25 March 2021 . Curbed.com . July 2, 2016.
  18. News: Barragan . Bianca . Mapped: The historic, stately homes of West Adams Boulevard . 25 March 2021 . Curbed.com . May 1, 2018.
  19. Web site: McCarty Memorial Christian Church . NPGallery Digital Asset Management System . 18 June 2021.
  20. News: West Adams Terrace . 25 March 2021 . HistoricPlacesLA.org. 22. Educational facilities were another type of civic institution found in each neighborhood. Sometimes they were selling points for new residential subdivisions. The development of the 24th Street School was integral to the development of the West Adams Terrace neighborhood.
  21. Web site: Lowry . Brandon. Parent Trigger Law At LAUSD: 24th Street Elementary School The Target Of New Parent Petition. 16 February 2023. Huff Post.
  22. Web site: Parents Take Control of School. 14 August 2013 .
  23. Web site: Benny H. Potter West Adams Avenues Memorial Park . LAParks.org . 6 August 2014 . 16 June 2021.
  24. Web site: South Seas House . LAParks.org . 31 July 2014 . 17 June 2021.

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