Torrance School

Torrance High School Annex
(Torrance Elementary School 1923-1963)
Location Torrance High School,
2200 West Carson, Torrance, California
Coordinates 33°49′41″N 118°19′6″W / 33.82806°N 118.31833°W / 33.82806; -118.31833Coordinates: 33°49′41″N 118°19′6″W / 33.82806°N 118.31833°W / 33.82806; -118.31833
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1923−1925
Architect Cline, E. H.
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
MPS Torrance High School Campus TR
NRHP Reference # 83003542[1]
Added to NRHP October 13, 1983

The Torrance School, also known as Torrance High School Annex and originally as Torrance Elementary School, is located on the campus of Torrance High School in Torrance, southwestern Los Angeles County, California.[2]

History

In 1917 the Torrance School Main Building opened, housing the elementary and high school.[2] In 1923 this Torrance Elementary School building opened on the southern side of the campus, and the original Torrance School Main Building was converted into a high school only.[2] A new elementary school building was built off campus in 1963, and this one was annexed to the high school and renamed the Torrance High School Annex or Annex building.[2]

The building, built over 1923 to 1925, was designed in the Renaissance Revival style.[2] It is connected to the rest of the campus by a long curving and center−pillared Modernist arcade.

National Register of Historic Places

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The Torrance School Annex building is one of four on the Torrance High School campus listed on the NRHP, the other buildings are:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NPS.gov: Torrance High School Historic Resources Inventory, Nomination for the National Register of Historic Places, dated February 1983 . accessed 2.28.2016.
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