Northeast Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Florence Nightingale Junior High School

Photographed By Craig Baker

1. Florence Nightingale Junior High School Marker

Inscription. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works, 1939.

Erected 1939 by Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 34° 5.25′ N, 118° 13.083′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Northeast Los Angeles. Marker is on Figueroa Street just north of Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3311 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles CA 90065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Huron Substation (approx. ¼ mile away); Confluence of Waters and Cultures (approx. half a mile away); Valley Knudsen Garden Residence (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hale House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lummis Home (approx. ¾ mile away); Wachtel Studio-Home (approx. ¾ mile away); Lincoln Heights Library (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fire Station No. 1 (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Florence Nightingale Junior High School.

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This Moderne-style school was constructed from 1937 to 1939 to plans drawn by architects John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley. The Moderne style married the symmetry and classicism of earlier eras with elements culled from the fashionable Art Deco and Streamline Moderne idioms.
–from www.laschools.org

Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910) was the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organized care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She significantly reduced death rates by improving hygiene and living standards. Nightingale gave nursing a favorable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.
-from Wikipedia

Photographed By Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

2. Florence Nightingale Junior High School Marker

Auditorium and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

3. Auditorium and Marker

The marker is at the top of the stairs.

Florence Nightingale Junior High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

4. Florence Nightingale Junior High School

Now called Florence Nightingale Middle School.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.