Forthmann House, Los Angeles

Name: Forthmann House
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#495 among attractions in Los Angeles

Victorian architecture, Italianate architecture

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Forthmann House, now known as USC Community House, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument located in the North University Park Historic District of West Adams, Los Angeles, California. It is a 4,200-square-foot Victorian house built c.1887, designed by Burgess J. Reeve. It was relocated in 1989 from its original location. A secondary structure known as the Forthmann Carriage House was moved from its original location to its new home in Angelino Heights at 812 E Edgeware Rd. ()

Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 34°1'45"N, 118°17'3"W

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South Los Angeles (University Park)Los Angeles United States

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Forthmann House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Exposition Park Rose Garden, Galen Center, Uytengsu Aquatics Center, Shrine Auditorium.

0.8 miS
Park, Garden
Exposition Park Rose Garden, Los Angeles
22 min walk • The Exposition Park Rose Garden is a historic 7-acre sunken garden located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California. It has been called "one of the city's best-kept secrets". It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
0.6 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Galen Center, Los Angeles
17 min walk • The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California.
0.4 miSW
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Uytengsu Aquatics Center, Los Angeles
12 min walk • The Uytengsu Aquatics Center is a 2,500-seat outdoor aquatics venue located on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA. The facility features two pools: a long course pool, and a diving well with towers. The facility is the home pool for the USC Trojans swimming and diving teams.
0.4 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
11 min walk • The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1975, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
0.5 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. John's Cathedral, Los Angeles
13 min walk • St. John's Cathedral is an Episcopal church near downtown Los Angeles that serves as both a parish church and the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, an area covering five and a half counties. Though St. John's was formed in 1890, the current Romanesque Revival architectural style church was built in 1925.
0.4 miSE
Sacred and religious sites
Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles
11 min walk • The Shrine Exposition Hall is a multi-purpose event facility located in Los Angeles, California, adjacent to the Shrine Auditorium. It features 54,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting space—34,000 in the main level and 20,000 in an open mezzanine. The Exposition Hall has a capacity of 5,000 patrons.
0.6 miS
Library, Romanesque revival architecture
Doheny Library, Los Angeles
16 min walk • The Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library is a library located in the center of campus at the University of Southern California. After the shooting of his son, the Irish American oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny donated $1.1 million in 1932 to USC to build the Doheny Library. It was designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram.
0.6 miS
Monuments and statues, Sculpture
Tommy Trojan, Los Angeles
16 min walk • Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine, is one of the most recognizable figures of school pride at the University of Southern California.
0.5 miE
Church, Spanish colonial revival architecture
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles
13 min walk • St. Vincent de Paul Church is a Roman Catholic parish and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California. The church was built in the 1920s and designed by architect Albert C. Martin, Sr. Paid for by local oilman Edward L.
0.5 miE
Memorial, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Stimson House, Los Angeles
13 min walk • Stimson House is a Richardsonian Romanesque mansion in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Built in 1891, it was the home of lumber and banking millionaire Thomas Douglas Stimson.
0.4 miE
Street
Doheny Drive, Los Angeles
11 min walk • Doheny Drive is a north–south thoroughfare mostly through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, in Los Angeles County, California. It is named for Edward L. Doheny, an early 20th century oil tycoon based in Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Forthmann House?

Nearby attractions include Forthmann Carriage House, Los Angeles (1 min walk), Miller and Herriott House, Los Angeles (3 min walk), University Park, Los Angeles (4 min walk), Birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson II, Los Angeles (4 min walk).

How to get to Forthmann House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Forthmann House:

Bus

Vermont & 29th • Lines: 204 (11 min walk)
Vermont & Jefferson • Lines: 204, 550, 754 (13 min walk)

Light rail

Jefferson/USC • Lines: E (16 min walk)
LATTC/Ortho Institute • Lines: E (16 min walk)