Home Economics Building (Torrance High School)

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Home Economics Building
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Location2200 W. Carson, Torrance, California
Coordinates 33°49′52″N118°19′16″W / 33.83111°N 118.32111°W / 33.83111; -118.32111 Coordinates: 33°49′52″N118°19′16″W / 33.83111°N 118.32111°W / 33.83111; -118.32111
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1923
ArchitectFarrell & Miller
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean Revival
MPS Torrance High School Campus TR
NRHP reference No. 83003536 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1983

The Home Economics Building is located on the campus of Torrance High School in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.

It was built in 1922–1923, in the Mediterranean Revival style. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Home Economics Building is one of four 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. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service. with eight photos from 1983
  3. 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.