Casa de Rosas

Casa de Rosas, also known as the Froebel Institute and the Sunshine Mission, is a historic building in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. It is the oldest women's shelter in Los Angeles.[3]

Casa de Rosas
Casa de Rosas, May 2008
Location2600 S. Hoover Street, West Adams, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°1′48″N 118°16′55″W
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectSumner P. Hunt; et al.
Architectural styleMission Revival, Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.04000679[1]
LAHCM No.241
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2004
Designated LAHCMApril 9, 1981[2]

History

The building was designed by Sumner P. Hunt and built in 1893.[3] It was originally an experimental kindergarten and has also been used over the years as a prestigious college preparatory school for girls, an inn and restaurant, a military barracks in World War II, the headquarters of L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics Foundation, and a shelter for homeless women.[4]

Front entrance of Casa de Rosas
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See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. Herwees, Tasbeeh. "Historic Sunshine Mission to Undergo Renovations." Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.neontommy.com, January 25, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. "Sunshine Mission.' Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine www.shelterpress.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.


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