Horatio West Court Apartments, 140 Hollister Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA

Significance: An early example of social housing in the International style. In the second story living rooms, Gill used continuous windows a hallmark of the International style for the first time in his career.

The Horatio West Court, 1919-1922, its typical of Irving John Gill's social housing for low income groups in its compactness, the off street environment created, and the use of concrete as a material. It is unique in plan and in the transparency of the second floor of the two-story attached dwellings.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-196

Survey number: HABS CA-1984

Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1922 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000302

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1919 - 1980

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