{"nrhp_refnum":"93001019","name":"Fullerton Union High School Auditorium (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 East Chapman Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fullerton","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.87445095700008,"lon":-117.92015708599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Performing Arts","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Louis E. Plummer Auditorium is a 40,950-square-foot concrete auditorium at 201 E. Chapman Avenue on the Fullerton Union High School campus in Fullerton, Orange County, California. It was built in 1930 to designs by architect Carlton M. Winslow.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion C as a very beautiful building with high artistic value, blending Spanish Colonial Revival character with Italian, Mission, Greek and Moorish embellishments. Under Criterion A it is significant for its contributions to the social, cultural and educational history of Fullerton, as a cultural center for north Orange County.","narrative":"Plummer Auditorium, at 201 E. Chapman Avenue in Fullerton, is a poured-concrete theater completed in 1930 for the Fullerton High School and Junior College District. Architect Carlton Winslow gave it a symmetrical front with a classical portico, a rose window, a red clay tile roof and a five-story tower topped by a blue and gold tiled dome with four clock faces. A fifteen-arch arcade runs along the west side, and the interior has painted beams and wrought iron chandeliers. The building is described as largely Spanish Colonial Revival, with Italian, Mission, Greek and Moorish details. It was recognized for its high artistic value and for its role as a cultural center serving Fullerton and north Orange County. It was built at the end of the city's citrus-driven prosperity, just before the Depression. Alterations include modern entrance doors and a 1972 seating change, but the walls, ceiling, balcony and decoration remain intact. The lawn to the west keeps its setting open.","period_of_significance":"1930-1943","architect_builder":"Architect: Winslow, Carlton M.; Builder: Ames, Edwin","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Colonial with Italian Renaissance elements","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as an auditorium; the seating plan was changed in 1972 and the building retains its integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.15747-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/93001019.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001019/deaa2fcf0c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001019/deaa2fcf0c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Traveler100","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LouisPlummerAuditorium01c.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveler100</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:LouisPlummerAuditorium01c.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860320","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Plummer_Auditorium","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133328761"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/fullerton-union-high-school-auditorium-additional-documentation-93001019/"}