Spaulding Square | |
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  Spaulding Square Location within Western Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates:34°05′46″N118°21′26″W / 34.096128°N 118.357245°W /34.096128; -118.357245 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Zip code | 90046 |
Spaulding Square is a neighborhood inLos Angeles, California.
Spaulding Square is named after California architect Albert Starr Spaulding, who purchased the area and subdivided it in 1914. It a neighborhood built between 1916 and 1921.[1]Many of the early residents were actors and technicians from the movie industry.[2]
There are approximately 160 homes In the area. There are Colonial-style bungalows, along some Italian, Renaissance, English, Mediterranean, Spanish, Prairie and Craftsman homes.[3]
One early resident was Rudolph J. Berquist,[4] a cinematographer known for the silent filmsCamille andOne Night in Rome. He built his home at 1400 N Ogden Drive in 1919.[5]
In 1993, Spaulding Square was designated aHistoric Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) by the city of Los Angeles, which has helped maintain its character of single-family homes.[1]
Spaulding Square is bounded by Orange Grove Avenue on the west, Stanley Avenue on the east,Sunset Blvd on the north, and Fountain Avenue on the south.[6]
Films shot in the neighborhood include:
the accomplished cinematographer Rudolph J. Berquist, who built the house as his personal residence in 1919.
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