Birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson II
| Birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson II | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2639 Monmouth in 2008 | |
| Location | 2639 Monmouth Avenue, West Adams, Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | 34°01′52″N 118°17′07″W / 34.0311°N 118.2852°W |
| Governing body | private |
| Designated | August 20, 1965[1] |
| Reference no. | 35 |
  Location of Birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson II in the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
Birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson II is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 35) in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
The house was designed by C.W. Wedgewood and built in approximately 1894.
Adlai E. Stevenson II, was born in the master bedroom on February 5, 1900. Stevenson's father, Lewis Stevenson moved to Los Angeles for his health and worked as assistant business manager of the Los Angeles Examiner. The neighborhood was known at the time as "millionaire row."[2] The family moved to Illinois when Stevenson was six years old.[3]
The house was the home of Judge Ygnacio Sepúlveda, the first judge of Los Angeles County and a member of the prominent Sepúlveda family of California, in the 1910s. Sepúlveda died in the house in December 1916.[4]
During the 1920s, the house was the home of silent film star Bebe Daniels.[5][6]
In 1932, the home became a rooming house known as "The Grange". It was partitioned into 20 apartments. Over the years, it was used a housing "for elderly ladies, college students and workers."[2][5] Stevenson returned for a visit to the home in September 1952 during the 1952 United States presidential election.[7][8]
One month after Stevenson died in July 1965, the City of Los Angeles declared the house as the city's Historic-Cultural Monument No. 35.[9][10]
The house later was later partitioned again into 11 apartments as the "Adlai E. Stevenson Student House," serving as student housing for the University of Southern California. A 1989 newspaper article reported on the property's soiled carpeting and yellowed wallpaper: "There is little dignified about the dwelling now."[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). Los Angeles Department of City Planning. September 7, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ a b "Gov. Adlai Stevenson's Birthplace In L.A. Becomes Rooming House". Evening Vanguard. July 26, 1952. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Birthplace Declared Monument". Rockford Register-Republic. August 23, 1965. p. A7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First County Judge Taken: Ygnacio Sepulveda Passes at Home in this City". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1916. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Bill Becker (September 11, 1952). "Adlai Returning To Birthplace: Old Home Turned Into Rooming House". Alabama Journal. Associated Press. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gov. Stevenson, hot Demo hopeful, is L.A. native son". Los Angeles Daily News. July 23, 1952. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stevenson Visits Birthplace In LA, Gets Bear Flag". The Sacramento Bee. September 11, 1952. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.A. Welcomes Stevenson: Adlai Meets Crowd at his Birthplace". Los Angels Mirror. September 11, 1952. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Board Declares Stevenson Home Historical Monument". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. August 29, 1965. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Historic Cultural Monuments 1 – 588. City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. 1994.
- ^ "Landmarks". The Daily Breeze. July 30, 1989. p. A14 – via Newspapers.com.