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Auditorium (Torrance High School)

Coordinates: 33°49′48″N 118°19′11″W / 33.83000°N 118.31972°W / 33.83000; -118.31972
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Auditorium
Auditorium (Torrance High School) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Auditorium (Torrance High School)
Auditorium (Torrance High School) is located in California
Auditorium (Torrance High School)
Auditorium (Torrance High School) is located in the United States
Auditorium (Torrance High School)
Location2200 W. Carson, Torrance, California
Coordinates33°49′48″N 118°19′11″W / 33.83000°N 118.31972°W / 33.83000; -118.31972
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1938
ArchitectAbraham Wesley Eager
Architectural stylePWA Moderne
MPSTorrance High School Campus TR
NRHP reference No.83003499[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1983

The Auditorium, also known as the Assembly Hall, is located on the campus of Torrance High School in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.

It is a PWA Moderne style building, built in 1938 per NRIS? or 1924 per Gnerre.

National Register of Historic Places

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

No individual NRHP nomination text seems to be available online, although the accompanying photos are.[2]

The Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources study states that the auditorium is an outstanding example of PWA Moderne work. [3]

The Auditorium is one of four buildings on the campus of the Torrance High School listed on the NRHP, the other buildings are:

A 1924 building was a source of pride for Torrance, and was its first large meeting hall, preceding construction of a civic center.[4]

It was damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was rebuilt as a New Deal project.[5]


References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Auditorium". National Park Service. with six photos from 1983
  3. ^ Don Fulton, Carolyne Campbell, Holly Hamlin, Roger Hatheway, Elinor Aurthur, and Neil Stanton Palmer (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Sam Gnerre (December 29, 2011). "Torrance High School auditorium". Daily Breeze.
  5. ^ "TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM – TORRANCE CA". The Living New Deal.