Auditorium (Torrance High School)
Auditorium | |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003499[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 13, 1983 |
The Auditorium, also known as the Assembly Hall, is a
When built in 1924 the building was a source of pride for Torrance, and was its first large meeting hall, preceding construction of a civic center.[2] It was damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was rebuilt as a New Deal project.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources study states that the auditorium is an outstanding example of PWA Moderne work.[4]
The Auditorium is one of four buildings on the campus of the Torrance High School listed on the NRHP, the other buildings are:
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Sam Gnerre (December 29, 2011). "Torrance High School auditorium". Daily Breeze.
- ^ "TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM – TORRANCE CA". The Living New Deal.
- ^ Don Fulton; Carolyne Campbell; Holly Hamlin; Roger Hatheway; Elinor Aurthur; Neil Stanton Palmer (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2016. With six photos from 1983.
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