Alvarado Terrace Historic District

Alvarado Terrace is a small neighborhood of large early 1900s houses arranged around Terrace Park and a curving, brick-paved street in Los Angeles. Fifteen buildings make up the district, twelve of which contribute to its character. Most of the houses were built between 1902 and 1906 for prominent local residents and were designed by architects such as Hunt and Eager, Hudson and Munsell, and Arthur L. Haley. Their styles include Craftsman, Queen Anne, Shingle, Tudor-influenced and Colonial Revival. The tract was subdivided in 1902 by Doria Jones, who set minimum building costs to keep the quality high. In 1904 the city bought the park land, with the help of council president Pomeroy Powers, who lived on the street. Seven houses are designated city monuments. The district has kept most of its original character. The main intrusion is a five-story apartment building added in 1928. Together, the houses, park and Powers Place form a cohesive ensemble of the area's first decade of development.