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Overview

This diminutive, one-story fire station opened on 06/19/1924 and operated until 09/20/1989 when it was closed. The building cost $23,500 to build and it contained a 3,150-square-foot main building with a detached 462-square-foot kitchen and oil storage room.Architect Loy Smith designed the residentially-scaled building in a Mediterranean Revival Style, with a prominent arched entry, delicate Italianate terra cotta ornamental work, wrought iron reja and a red tile roof. The jerkinhead gable roof design was seen more often with English country houses and was not a usual feature of Mediterranean Revival buildings.

Building History

The Southwest Builder and Contractor reported in its issue of 01/04/1924 that architect Loy L. Smith (1885-1956) was preparing "plans for [a] branch station, Mesa Drive and Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles." (See "Notices," Southwest Builder and Contractor, 01/04/1924, p. 45, col. 1.)

PCAD id: 2261