Plummer Park Great Hall/Long Hall – West Hollywood CA

Description

Originally known as the Plummer Park Community Clubhouse, the Great Hall/Long Hall was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. It is the only New Deal structure located in West Hollywood, CA.

Plummer Park was dedicated the same year by Los Angeles County in partnership with the WPA as part of county-wide efforts to increase public green space.

“Formerly the homestead of Captain Eugene Plummer,” historian Laura Dominguez notes, “the property was the last remnant of the pioneer family’s vast Rancho La Brea.”

The Great Hall/Long Hall’s “Spanish Colonial Revival design, chosen to reflect Plummer Park’s heritage and link to the region’s great Mexican-era ranchos, remains highly intact,” Dominguez continues. “It features a U-shaped plan surrounding a central courtyard, a clay tile roof, and a stucco exterior. The west section, known as the Great Hall, features an auditorium space, while the south section, known as the Long Hall, originally functioned as a library and game room. The interior retains its original stage, decorative wood trusses, beams, and molding.”

The Great Hall/Long Hall was designated by the California Historic Resources Commission on May 1, 2013, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 2013.