Auditorium (Torrance High School)

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Auditorium
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Location2200 W. Carson, Torrance, California
Coordinates 33°49′48″N118°19′11″W / 33.83000°N 118.31972°W / 33.83000; -118.31972 Coordinates: 33°49′48″N118°19′11″W / 33.83000°N 118.31972°W / 33.83000; -118.31972
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1938
Architect Abraham Wesley Eager
Architectural style PWA Moderne
MPS Torrance High School Campus TR
NRHP reference No. 83003499 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1983

The Auditorium, also known as the Assembly Hall, is a PWA Moderne style building located on the campus of Torrance High School in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.

When built in 1924 the building was a source of pride for Torrance, and was its first large meeting hall, preceding construction of a civic center. [2] It was damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was rebuilt as a New Deal project. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

The Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources study states that the auditorium is an outstanding example of PWA Moderne work. [4]

The Auditorium is one of four buildings on the campus of the Torrance High School listed on the NRHP, the other buildings are:

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Sam Gnerre (December 29, 2011). "Torrance High School auditorium". Daily Breeze.
  3. "TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM – TORRANCE CA". The Living New Deal.
  4. Don Fulton; Carolyne Campbell; Holly Hamlin; Roger Hatheway; Elinor Aurthur; Neil Stanton Palmer (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources". National Park Service . Retrieved November 22, 2016. With six photos from 1983.