Village Green, Los Angeles

Baldwin Hills Village
Village Green, 2006
Location Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°01′11″N 118°21′39″W / 34.01972°N 118.36083°WCoordinates: 34°01′11″N 118°21′39″W / 34.01972°N 118.36083°W
Built 1942
Architect Clarence Stein; Reginald D. Johnson; et al.
Architectural style Other, Modern Movement
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 93000269
LAHCM # 174
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 1, 1993[1]
Designated NHLD January 3, 2001[2]
Designated LAHCM May 4, 1977

Village Green is a condominium complex in Baldwin Hills, a Los Angeles neighborhood. It is located between Rodeo Road and Coliseum Street, and between Hauser Blvd. and slightly west of La Brea Avenue. The complex was built in 1942 as one of the most ambitiously planned communities in Los Angeles at the time. The complex, which encompassed 627 units, was designed by architect Reginald D. Johnson, consulting architect Clarence S. Stein, with the firm of Wilson, Merill & Alexander and landscape architect Fred Barlow, Jr. in the "garden city" style. The units seldom have more than two bedrooms, and tend to attract seniors and younger professionals as residents. As one of the first such establishments, the Village Green was also designed with the requirements of car-owners in mind.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.[2][4]

Next to Village Green, east of La Brea Avenue, lies Baldwin Village.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Baldwin Hills Village". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  3. ↑ Sam Hall Kaplan: LA Lost & Found, New York 1987, p. 109.
  4. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: (pdf), National Park Service, May 19, 2000 and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 and 19. PDF (10.0 MB)

External links

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