Title supplied by cataloger. Exterior view of the dormitory for the Westlake School for Girls at 700 N. Faring Road with a view of the tower.; Founded by Jessica Smith Vance and Frederica de Laguna as a small college preparatory school in 1904, it was initially located opposite of Westlake Park. In 1917, the school moved to Westmoreland Avenue in the Wilshire district and then to the Faring Road location.; Originally constructed in 1928 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the dormitory and complete campus were designed by Arthur Kelly and his associate, Joe Estep. The design included exterior stucco walls, tiled roofs, and arches as decorative motifs, towers, corbel tables, and wrought-iron balconies. The demolition of much of the campus followed the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.
Westlake School for Girls (Los Angeles, Calif.) School buildings--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences Dormitories--California--Los Angeles Girls' schools--California--Los Angeles Preparatory schools--California--Los Angeles Private schools--California--Los Angeles Single-sex schools--California--Los Angeles Vance, Jessica Smith Laguna, Frederica de Kelly, Arthur Rolland Estep, Joe
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