{"nrhp_refnum":"00001623","name":"Venice of America House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1223 Cabrillo Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.99069783700003,"lon":-118.46880319899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-04-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-framed single-family house at 1223 Cabrillo Avenue in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, completed in 1906 by the Abbot Kinney Company as part of Venice of America. It is Late Victorian in style with an Islamic-style dome over the entry.","why_significant":"It is argued to be significant under Criterion A as one of the first, and now oldest, residential buildings erected by the Abbot Kinney Company in Venice of America. Under Criterion C, it is an unusual and rare example of Late Victorian architecture that blends Queen Anne and Colonial Revival features, with an Islamic-inspired dome and arches.","narrative":"This two-story wood house at 1223 Cabrillo Avenue in the Venice area of Los Angeles was completed in 1906 as one of the first residential buildings put up by the Abbot Kinney Company in his Venice of America resort development. Kinney modeled the beachside community on Venice, Italy, with canals, and retained several lots on which he built houses. The home was rented for years before being sold in 1918. Its architect is unknown, though the firm of Marsh and Russell may have designed it. The house is Late Victorian in style, combining Queen Anne and Colonial Revival elements such as a hipped roof, narrow clapboard siding, tripartite windows with diamond-paned transoms, and a turned-wood balcony rail. Its most distinctive feature is a two-story entry bay with arched openings and an Islamic-inspired dome. The house is considered one of the oldest and last remaining buildings from Venice of America, and a rare Late Victorian example on Los Angeles's west side.","period_of_significance":"1906-1925","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as retaining its physical integrity and in good condition; in use as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.770499-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/00001623.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001623/12797ad695-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001623/12797ad695-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venice_of_America_House,_Venice,_California.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venice_of_America_House,_Venice,_California.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859593","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_of_America_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7920008"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/venice-of-america-house-00001623/"}