Casa de Rosas, also known as the Froebel Institute and the Sunshine Mission, is a historic building in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. It is the oldest women's shelter in Los Angeles.[3]
Casa de Rosas | |
 Casa de Rosas, May 2008 | |
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| Location | 2600 S. Hoover Street, West Adams, Los Angeles |
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| Coordinates | 34°1′48″N 118°16′55″W / 34.03000°N 118.28194°W |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Sumner P. Hunt; et al. |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival, Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000679[1] |
| LAHCM No. | 241 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 2004 |
| Designated LAHCM | April 9, 1981[2] |
History
editThe building was designed by Sumner P. Hunt and built in 1893.[3] It was originally an experimental kindergarten and has also been used over the years as a prestigious college preparatory school for girls, an inn and restaurant, a military barracks in World War II, the headquarters of L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics Foundation, and a shelter for homeless women.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ a b Herwees, Tasbeeh. "Historic Sunshine Mission to Undergo Renovations." Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.neontommy.com, January 25, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Sunshine Mission.' Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.shelterpress.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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