Bunche, Ralph J., House - Los Angeles, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 34° 00.617 W 118° 15.226
11S E 384228 N 3764005
A house of a Nobel Prize winner.
Waymark Code: WM10YVA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 1

"Ralph J. Bunche House, also known as the Ralph Bunche Peace & Heritage Center and located in South Los Angeles, United States, was the Victorian-Bungalow style boyhood home of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche. It was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 159) by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission in 1976, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978." (visit link)
Street address:
1221 E. 40th Pl
Los Angeles, CA USA


County / Borough / Parish: Los Angeles

Year listed: 1978

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic function: Domestic

Current function: Domestic

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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