Los Angeles Nurses' Club

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Los Angeles Nurses' Club
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Location245 South Lucas Avenue,
Westlake district,
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°03′35″N118°15′39″W / 34.059659°N 118.260757°W / 34.059659; -118.260757 Coordinates: 34°03′35″N118°15′39″W / 34.059659°N 118.260757°W / 34.059659; -118.260757
Built1924
ArchitectFrauenfelder, John J.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 95000581 [1]
LAHCM No.352
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1995
Designated LAHCM1988-04-08 [2]

Los Angeles Nurses' Club is a clubhouse and apartment building for nurses located in the Westlake district of Central Los Angeles, California.

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History

The large building was built in 1924 by the Los Angeles Nurses' Club. The club was organized and incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1921. [3]

The club's members conducted several bazaars, some theatre parties, and a dance, raising funds to buy a lot, which they then sold for a profit. [3] By 1923, the club had raised sufficient funds to purchase a hilltop lot at the corner of Third Street and Lucas Street, west of Downtown Los Angeles in the Westlake district. [3] [4] [5]

The clubhouse was intended to provide a place "where registered nurses may live and enjoy the few quiet hours spared from their arduous duties." [4]

Building

Architect John J. Frauenfelder was hired to design the building. [4] Frauenfelder designed a structure consisting of four stories and a basement. The ground floor had a large living room with a library and fireplace, which was intended to lend a "home-like atmosphere to the clubhouse." [4] Frauenfelder's plans also included an auditorium for lectures and motion pictures. A garden was built at the rear of the building with views of the mountains. [4] The structure included housing for 100 nurses and was also the headquarters of the group's professional activities, including the city's Central Registry for nurses. [6] [7]

When completed in 1924, the building was the first clubhouse in the United States to be entirely financed and built by and for nurses. [7] The cost of building the structure was $160,000. [7] The "Angelus Sextette", composed of nurses from the Angelus Hospital, sang at the dedication ceremony in 1924. [7]

Landmark

The Los Angeles Nurses' Club building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Board in April 1988 (HCM #352). [8] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Ella G. Dietrich, R.N. (April 1924). "How Los Angeles Nurses Financed Their Club House". The American Journal of Nursing.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nurses to Build Home: Clubhouse Financed by Members Planned by Attendants' Organizationn of City". Los Angeles Times. 1923-05-20.
  5. Jstor.org: "How Los Angeles Nurses Financed Their Club House"
  6. "Clubhouse for Nurses to Appear: Corner-stone of Building Will be Laid Tuesday With Appropriate Services". Los Angeles Times. 1923-12-09.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Nurses To Open Own Home: Clubhouse Unique in Country Will be Formally Occupied Thursday With Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. 1924-07-27.
  8. "Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing" (PDF). City of Los Angeles.[ permanent dead link ]