Casa de Rosas
Casa de Rosas | |
Casa de Rosas, May 2008 | |
34°1′48″N 118°16′55″W / 34.03000°N 118.28194°W / 34.03000; -118.28194 | |
Built | 1893 (1893) |
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Architect | Sumner P. Hunt; et al. |
Architectural style | Mission Revival, Spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04000679[1] |
LAHCM No. | 241 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 14, 2004 |
Designated LAHCM | April 9, 1981[2] |
Casa de Rosas, also known as the Froebel Institute and the Sunshine Mission, is a historic building in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. It is the oldest women's shelter in Los Angeles.[3]
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History
The building was designed by Sumner P. Hunt and built in 1893.[3] It was originally an experimental kindergarten and has also been used over the years as a prestigious college preparatory school for girls, an inn and restaurant, a military barracks in World War II, the headquarters of L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics Foundation, and a shelter for homeless women.[4]
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ a b Herwees, Tasbeeh. "Historic Sunshine Mission to Undergo Renovations." Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.neontommy.com, January 25, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Sunshine Mission.' Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.shelterpress.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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External links
- Casa de Rosas interpretive sign.