{"nrhp_refnum":"86002418","name":"Patio del Moro","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8225--8237 Fountain Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Hollywood","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.09466002000005,"lon":-118.36838141599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, U-shaped Spanish Revival courtyard complex of seven maisonette apartments with extensive Moorish detailing, at 8225-8237 Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood, California. Arthur and Nina Wilcox Zwebell designed and built it in 1925.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is a hallmark of Southern California Spanish Revival architecture, a style that peaked in the 1920s. Its Moorish elements, such as the Tunisian tower dome and horseshoe arches, are unique among the Zwebells' courts and other famous Los Angeles courtyard complexes. It also shows Arthur Zwebell's skill at giving individual identity to units built from standardized elements.","narrative":"Patio del Moro is a courtyard complex of seven maisonette apartments on Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood, built in 1925 by Arthur and Nina Wilcox Zwebell. The two-story, U-shaped building combines Spanish Revival forms with Moorish detail: a copper-domed Tunisian tower, a horseshoe-arched entrance tunnel, tiled fountains, and pointed and horseshoe-arch fireplaces. Its walls are wood, brick and stucco, under original terra cotta tile roofs. Alterations since construction have been minor. The complex matters because it represents the Spanish Revival courtyard, the building type most characteristic of Southern California in the 1920s. Its Moorish features, reportedly reflecting the taste of the original owner, a physician who had traveled in North Africa and Spain, set it apart from the Zwebells' other courts and from those of other noted designers. The units also show clever planning, with mirror-image apartments that feel distinct because of their placement.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1925)","architect_builder":"Arthur and Nina Zwebell","architectural_style":"Spanish Revival with extensive Moorish detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in private residential use; condition marked excellent, with minor alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.027501-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/86002418.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002418/abe759e800-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002418/abe759e800-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Patio_Del_Moro,_West_Hollywood.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:Patio_Del_Moro,_West_Hollywood.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859400","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patio_del_Moro","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38250995"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/patio-del-moro-86002418/"}