Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn

Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn
Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn, 2008
Location: 845 S. Lake St., Los Angeles, California
Built: 1901
Architect: Parkinson,John
Architectural style: Gothic Revival-Art Nouveau
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 79000482[1]
LAHCM #: 208
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: September 4, 1979
Designated LAHCM: 1979-01-17[2]

Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn is an elaborate 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) Art Nouveau Gothic Revival style mansion and carriage house located in the Pico Union section of Los Angeles, California.[3] Built in 1901, the house was designed by noted architect John B. Parkinson (1861–1935). Parkinson also designed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Union Station and Los Angeles City Hall.[4] The house has vaulted ceilings and curved walls, and is also noted for its Gothic style with soaring spaces.[4] In 1979, the house was designated as a Historic Cultural Monument (HCM #208),[5] and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The property was purchased in 1996 by the Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law. Since 2002, the house has been operated as the Case Libre/Freedom House, a 14-bed shelter for homeless minors.[4][6] In May 2003, the Los Angeles Times profiled the shelter, noting: "Casa Libre/Freedom House occupies a newly renovated mansion near MacArthur Park. Registered as a state, county and federal historic site, the home's gothic facade rises elegantly from the corner of South Lake Street and James M. Wood Boulevard.[7] The shelter arranges for schooling, counseling and medical care for undocumented and unaccompanied immigrant children, mainly from Latin America.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ http://preservation.lacity.org/monuments
  3. ^ Ellen Melinkoff (1986-02-16). "Old Home Week". Los Angeles Times. 
  4. ^ a b c "History of Freedom House Project". Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law, Inc.. http://casa-libre.org/history/. 
  5. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (2007-09-07). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments". City of Los Angeles. http://www.cityprojectca.org/ourwork/documents/HCMDatabase090707.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-01. 
  6. ^ "Casa Libre - Freedom House: Overview of the Program". Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law, Inc.. http://casa-libre.org. 
  7. ^ a b Hilda M. Munoz (2003-05-23). "GOOD TURNS; Giving Shelter to the Most Vulnerable Children; Immigrant youths -- undocumented and alone -- find help in the middle of Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. 

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