Glassell Park Elementary School is an elementary school listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

. It is located at 2211 W. Avenue 30, in the

Glassell Park Glassell Park is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, California, in the San Rafael Hills. Population The 2000 U.S. Census counted 23,469 residents in the 2.75-square-mile Glassell Park neighborhood—or 8,524 people per square mile, an averag ...

neighborhood of

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. It is a PK-6 active school. The principal is Ms. Claudia Pelayo. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). It was built in 1924 in

Spanish Colonial Revival style The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( es, Arquitectura neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the ...

. Following the

1933 Long Beach earthquake The 1933 Long Beach earthquake took place on March 10 at south of downtown Los Angeles. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach, California, on the Newport–Inglewood Fault. The earthquake had a magnitude estimated at 6.4 , and a ...

it was updated in P.W.A. Moderne architecture to make repairs and to meet new earthquake-related building codes. with Elementary schools in Los Angeles were a part of the

Los Angeles City School District The Los Angeles City School District was a school district that served Los Angeles, California, and some adjoining areas between 1870 and 1961. History The district was formed on May 2, 1870, with the same boundaries as the city of Los Angeles. In ...

until July 1, 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.LA City Schools Creation
" Los Angeles Unified School District. February 7, 1998. The school's main presentation to the public is its long, south-facing facade along W. Avenue 30 of length . Its building frontage on Carlyle Street is less visible. The property was deemed notable partly in the area of social history. Only the 1924/35 school building and its portion of grounds were deemed to be contributing resources. Modular classrooms, playground areas, and a 1951-built cafeteria were considered intrusions that do not add to the historic character of the property.

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Glassell Park Elementary School website
Schools in Los Angeles Glassell Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified School District schools Public elementary schools in California School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Mission Revival architecture in California 1924 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 1924 {{LosAngeles-school-stub

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