Carroll Avenue, 1300 Block
Why it's listed
Carroll Avenue's 1300 block sits on a hilltop in Angelino Heights, overlooking downtown Los Angeles, and holds the largest surviving cluster of Victorian houses in the city. Nine two-story homes, eight built in 1887-1888 and one in 1895, show Eastlake and Queen Anne design, with spindlework, turrets, art glass and redwood interiors. One house, at 1330, was designed by architect Joseph Cather Newsom. Two Craftsman houses from shortly after 1900 and two small post-World War II stucco homes complete the block. The tract was recorded in 1886, at the start of the Los Angeles land boom, and developed as a solid, respectable suburb served by the Temple Street Cable Railway. Its residents appeared year after year in the city's Blue Book. Most Victorian buildings elsewhere in Los Angeles have been lost or stand isolated among modern apartment buildings, while this street kept its original setting. Each Victorian house is a city Historic-Cultural Monument, and restoration was in progress.
Significance in brief: The block holds the highest concentration of Victorian Era residences still standing in Los Angeles, including some of the best remaining Eastlake and Queen Anne houses in Southern California. Most other Victorian buildings in the city have been destroyed or isolated, whereas these houses remain in their original setting. All nine Victorian houses are designated city Historic-Cultural Monuments, and the block reflects the city's first land boom and a stable, respectable Victorian suburb.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 76000488, listed April 22, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Carroll Ave. between Edgeware and Douglas Sts., Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Listed | April 22, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76000488 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Joseph Cather Newsom (architect of 1330 Carroll Avenue) |
| Architectural style | Victorian: Eastlake and Queen Anne, with two early 20th-century Craftsman houses |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Houses are in private residential use and mostly in good condition; three are fully restored, restoration is underway on four more, and one house at 1345 Carroll was described as long vacant with restoration planned. |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Coordinates | 34.06696, -118.47077 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 76000488.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5046509
- This listing as JSON
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