9 - Lincoln Place Apartments 1138 East Lake Street & Other Addresses

9 - Lincoln Place Apartments

1138 East Lake Street & Other Addresses

Lincoln Place Apartments, a garden-style complex on 38 acres east of Lincoln Blvd., was designed by Ralph Vaughn, an early African American architect, and Heath Wharton featuring International Style and Moderne architectural elements. The 795 units were built between 1949 and 1951 in response to the shortage of low to moderate rental dwellings after World War II. It was the biggest housing project in California under the historic FHA program.

Today, the combination of old and new architecture is a testament to the determination, perseverance and tenacity of a group of people who, through more than 20 years, fought for the right to stay in their homes and to preserve affordable housing stock for others.

Lincoln Place Apartments was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 and became Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1008 on 12/16/2011.