Forthmann House
| Forthmann House | |
|---|---|
 Forthmann House | |
  Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
| Location | 2801 S. Hoover Street, West Adams, Los Angeles, California |
| History | |
| Built | 1887 |
| Site notes | |
| Governing body | University of Southern California |
| Designated | October 4, 1972[1] |
| Reference no. | 103 |
Forthmann House, now known as USC Community House, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 103) located in the North University Park Historic District of West Adams, Los Angeles, California. It is a 4,200-square-foot (390 m2) Victorian house built c.1887, designed by Burgess J. Reeve.
On 23 November 1988, it was moved from 629 W. 18th St. to 1101 W. 28th St. (today 2801 S. Hoover St.).[2] A secondary structure known as the Forthmann Carriage House was moved from its original location to its new home in Angelino Heights at 812 E Edgeware Rd.
The house was registered as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1972.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007), Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments (PDF), City of Los Angeles, retrieved 2008-05-29
- 1 2 "Forthmann House relocation photographs". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
External links
- Big Orange Landmarks article on Forthmann House
- "This Old House Born Again", Los Angeles Times, January 8, 1989, part 1/part 2
- Los Angeles Times, Jan. 25, 1981 here