Holmes-Shannon House

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Holmes-Shannon House
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Holmes-Shannon House, May 2008
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Location4311 Victoria Park Drive, Victoria Park, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°2′48″N118°19′42″W / 34.04667°N 118.32833°W / 34.04667; -118.32833
Built1911
Architect Train & Williams
Architectural style American Craftsman-Bungalow
NRHP reference No. 08000202 [1] </ref>
LAHCM No.885
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 2008
Designated LAHCM2007-08-15 [2]

The Holmes-Shannon House is a Craftsman style home with Tudor influences in Los Angeles, California.

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History

It was built in 1911 in the Victoria Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Designed by Robert Farquhar Train and Robert Edmund Williams, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2008 based on its well-preserved Craftsman architecture. It is also listed as a Historic-Cultural Monument by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission, which described it as "a residential building designed in the Tudor-Craftsman style by a prominent firm and reflective of the development of Victoria Park". [3]

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References

  1. "Holmes-Shannon House". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. February 13, 2008.
  2. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments | Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. "Holmes Shannon House" (PDF). Cultural Heritage Commission. Los Angeles Department of City Planning. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. "Scene It Before: Phil's Halloween Open House from Modern Family Los Angeles Magazine". 9 October 2014.