The Stonehurst Historic Preservation Overlay Zone is located in the
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neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the northeastern
San Fernando Valley
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[City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources: Stonehurst Historic Preservation Overlay Zone](_blank)
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It is a city-designated Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ).
Architecture
Most of the 92 homes were built between 1923 and 1925 by Dan Montelongo, using local river stone from the Tujunga Wash.bungalow
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas.
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s are often characterized as being "Stonemason Vernacular," a derivative of the American Craftsman architectural style.[Stonehurst HPOZ Preservation Plan](_blank)
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The 1930 Stonehurst Park Community Building, also by Dan Montelongo, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the HPOZ.
See also
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* History of the San Fernando Valley
References
External links
Map of the Stonehurst Historic Preservation Overlay Zone propertiesStonehurst HPOZ Preservation Plan
— ''photographs of Stonehurst houses, and history of Stonehurst.''
Sun Valley, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones
History of the San Fernando Valley
American Craftsman architecture in California
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