17 - Morris Abrams Chateau des Roses 515 Rose Avenue / 254 Rennie Avenue 

17 - Morris Abrams Chateau des Roses

515 Rose Avenue / 254 Rennie Avenue

The Morris Abrams Chateau des Roses is a two-story multi-family residence built in 1946 and designed in the Late Chateauesque architectural style by Los Angeles architect Max C. Drebin for Morris Abrams, a local baker. It exemplifies a rare example of a multi-family building designed in the Late Chateauesque architectural style in Venice.

Irregular in plan, the subject property is of wood frame construction with smooth stucco cladding and has a steeply pitched, mansard roof with composition shingles. The primary, southeast- facing elevation is asymmetrically composed into two bays with the eastern bay protruding slightly. The southwest elevation is asymmetrically composed with individual entrances to each unit and balconies on the second floor. There are corbeled turrets with conical roofs and quoins decorating the corners of each street-facing elevation, and a string course between the first and second floors. Fenestration includes multi-lite wood casement windows and multi-lite wood bay windows. There is a landscaped courtyard on the southwest- facing elevation and a detached garage at the rear of the property. Interior features include original hardwood floors, kitchen and bathroom tile, kitchen cabinetry, and moldings.

The Morris Abrams Chateau des Roses became Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1197 on 11/5/2019.