Machell-Seaman House
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The Machell-Seaman House, also known as the Seaman House and the Seaman-Foshay House, is a Queen Anne
-Eastlake
style Victorian house
in the West Adams
section of Los Angeles, California
. The house was built in 1888 and designed by architect Joseph Cather Newsom. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988 based on its well-preserved architecture. In 1989, it was declared a Historic Cultural Monument (HCM #408) by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission.
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
-Eastlake
Eastlake Movement
The Eastlake Movement was a nineteenth century architectural and household design reform movement started by architect and writer Charles Eastlake . The movement is generally considered part of the late Victorian period in terms of broad antique furniture designations...
style Victorian house
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
in the West Adams
West Adams, Los Angeles, California
West Adams, also known as Historic West Adams, is a large district located in the center of Los Angeles, California, southwest of Downtown and west of USC...
section of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The house was built in 1888 and designed by architect Joseph Cather Newsom. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988 based on its well-preserved architecture. In 1989, it was declared a Historic Cultural Monument (HCM #408) by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles
- West Adams, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWest Adams, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWest Adams, also known as Historic West Adams, is a large district located in the center of Los Angeles, California, southwest of Downtown and west of USC...