Casa de Rosas

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Casa de Rosas
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Casa de Rosas, May 2008
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Location2600 S. Hoover Street, West Adams, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°1′48″N118°16′55″W / 34.03000°N 118.28194°W / 34.03000; -118.28194 Coordinates: 34°1′48″N118°16′55″W / 34.03000°N 118.28194°W / 34.03000; -118.28194
Built1893 (1893)
Architect Sumner P. Hunt; et al.
Architectural style Mission Revival, Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000679 [1]
LAHCM No.241
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2004
Designated LAHCMApril 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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Front entrance of Casa de Rosas Casa de Rosas Entrance.jpg
Front entrance of Casa de Rosas




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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. "Sunshine Mission.' Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.shelterpress.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Court of Casa de Rosas, Views of Los Angeles, California, (circa 1898-1912), courtesy, California Historical Society, CHS2013.1304. Court of Casa de Rosas (10021628124).jpg
Court of Casa de Rosas, Views of Los Angeles, California, (circa 1898–1912), courtesy, California Historical Society, CHS2013.1304.