South Serrano Avenue Historic District
historic place
The South Serrano Avenue Historic District is located in Los Angeles, California. This area was recognized as a Historic Place when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988. The district encompasses a block of single-family homes constructed between 1912 and 1921. These residences showcase various architectural styles popular during that period, including Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Tudor Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie styles. Architects such as Frank M. Tyler contributed to the designs of some buildings within the district. The South Serrano Avenue Historic District is significant as a rare, intact example of an early 20th-century fashionable residential neighborhood. It stands as the sole intact block of single-family homes in an area that now features many large apartment buildings. This district offers a preserved look into Los Angeles's development as a residential area in the early 1900s.