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

Kerckhoff House

Photographed by Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

1. Kerckhoff House Marker

Inscription.
Louise E. Kerckhoff House.
Medical Sciences Laboratory.
University of Southern California.
1948.

Erected by University of Southern California. (Marker Number 606.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 34° 1.75′ N, 118° 16.783′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in South Los Angeles. It is on Adams Boulevard east of Severance Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 734 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Tracy Clinic (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount St. Mary’s College (about 400 feet away); St. James Park (about 700 feet away); Brown-Gorsline House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stearns Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Doheny Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Automobile Club Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moreton Bay Fig Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Kerckhoff House.

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Louise Kerckhoff and her husband William G. Kerckhoff built the two-story Tudor Revival style residence in 1893, designed by architects Sumner Hunt, Abraham Wesley Eager, and Silas Reese Burns. There are two stone chimneys and a projecting balcony over the entrance at the north façade. Exterior walls are clad in stone at the first floor and cement plaster with decorative half-timbering at the upper floors. There are bay windows at the first floor of the north façade. The primary entrance is recessed beneath a projecting balcony supported by heavy stone piers. It consists of a paneled wood door with sidelights. It is accessed from the sidewalk by a winding concrete path and stoop.
Originally donated to the University of Southern California in 1948 for use as the Louise E. Kerckhoff Medical Sciences Laboratory, it now stands as Kerckhoff Hall, at USC's Annenberg Research Park.
The Kerckhoff House was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 606 in 1994.

Photographed by Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

2. Kerckhoff House Marker

Kerckhoff House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

3. Kerckhoff House

Shankland House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, July 30, 2023

4. Shankland House

Located nearby, at 715 W 28th St, now the Andronicus Chapter of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity. Designed by Sumner Hunt c.1895 for James H. Shankland, a prominant Los Angeles attorney. L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 610, declared in 1994.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.