Van Buren Place Historic District

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Van Buren Place Historic District
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House in Van Buren Place Historic District
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Location2620--2657 Van Buren Place, West Adams,
Los Angeles
Coordinates 34°1′55″N118°17′45″W / 34.03194°N 118.29583°W / 34.03194; -118.29583
ArchitectClark, Percy H., Co., Inc.
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Shingle Style
NRHP reference No. 89001103 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1989

The Van Buren Place Historic District is located in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California. [2]

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Geography

A designated Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is located in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. [2] It consists of the 2600 block of Van Buren Place.

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Percy H. Clark Residence, 2008

History

The Van Buren Place Historic District consists of Craftsman, Shingle-Craftsman and Tudor-Craftsman style homes built between 1903 and 1916. The area was founded by Percy H. Clark who built six of the homes. [3]

In 1989, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

In 1999, the Percy H. Clark Residence, located at 2639 S. Van Buren Place, was designated as Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #672. [4]

In 2000, the Furlong house, located at 2657 S. Van Buren Place, was designated as Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #678. [5]

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Gate to Van Buren Place, 2008

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. July 14, 1989. Retrieved 27 September 2024. The proposed district consists of a little less than a one-block long segment of a north-south residential street bounded on the north by West Adams Boulevard -- the main east-west thoroughfare through the subject neighborhood, and the historic core street of the larger West Adams community.
  3. "2624 Van Buren Place". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. "Percy Clark Residence". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. "Historic Resource - Furlong House - 2657 S Van Buren". Historic Places L.A. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

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