St. Andrews Bungalow Court

Fifteen small Colonial Revival bungalows face one another across a landscaped central court at 1514-1544 N. St. Andrews Place in Hollywood. Built in 1919 and 1920 for Fay Sudrow as a rental investment, the complex has fourteen single-family units and a rear duplex on an unusually large 100-by-250-foot lot. Each wood-frame bungalow has clipped gable roofs, beveled siding and a front porch with Tuscan columns, and there are nine distinct gable treatments. The court is a good example of a housing type that spread across Hollywood between 1910 and 1930 as the film industry drew new residents, though many such courts have since been lost to development. No architect is named; the work was done by builders. After abandonment in 1989 and vandalism, a nonprofit developer rehabilitated the property in 1995, repairing siding, windows, doors and cabinetry. It remains in residential use and was recognized for its architecture, its size and its individually detailed units.