Glassell Park Elementary School

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. Jumie Sugahara. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

Glassell Park Elementary School
School in 2007
Location in Los Angeles
Location in California
Location in United States
Location2211 West Avenue 30
Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34.1045°N 118.2366°W / 34.1045; -118.2366
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectTaylor, Edward Cray Taylor
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.07000309[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 2007

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.[2] Elementary schools in Los Angeles were a part of the Los Angeles City School District until July 1, 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[3]

The school's main presentation to the public is its long, south-facing facade along W. Avenue 30 of length 190 feet (58 m). Its 100-foot (30 m) building frontage on Carlyle Street is less visible.

The property was deemed notable partly in the area of social history.[4]

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rebecca L. Smith and Laura Gallegos (July 7, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glassell Park Elementary School". National Park Service. Retrieved October 8, 2016. with 15 photos from 2006 and one from 1934
  3. "LA City Schools Creation." Los Angeles Unified School District. February 7, 1998.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Supplementary Listing Record: Glassell Park Elementary School". National Park Service. April 13, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2016.


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