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Sources for What a Courtyard Apartment Was Supposed to Do

Published Jul 25, 2026

Sources Used

  1. Los Feliz Boulevard Courtyard Apartments Historic District National Register Draft

    National Park Service / California Office of Historic Preservation / 2023 / primary / nomination record

    Courtyard apartment origins in the 1910s, 1920s peak, relationship to Los Angeles population growth, Mediterranean and Mexican precedents, density compared with bungalow courts, U-shaped prevalence, unit ranges, courtyards, fountains, planting, architects, styles, Los Feliz Boulevard context, street widening, and deodar cedars.

    Accessed 2026-07-21

  2. HPOZ Newsletter, January 2019: From Modest Duplex to Luxury High Rise

    City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources / 2019-01 / primary civic context

    Courtyard apartments as successors to bungalow courts, first Los Angeles examples in the 1910s, evolution through the 1960s, multistory massing, central common open space, outdoor connection, and postwar variants.

    Accessed 2026-07-21

  3. Historic Housing in L.A.

    Los Angeles Conservancy / Google Arts and Culture / secondary / preservation organization

    Courtyard apartments as a multifamily housing type, Laurelwood Apartments as an early Modern expression, and Los Feliz Boulevard designation context.

    Accessed 2026-07-21

Image Sources

  1. Los Feliz Boulevard Courtyard Apartments Historic District scene in the 4600 block of Los Feliz Boulevard, photographed June 19, 2024.

    Jon Roanhaus / 2024-06-19 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Permission contact: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jon_Roanhaus

    Original file: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Los_Feliz_Courtyard_Apartments_Historic_District2_NRHP_100010099_Los_Angeles_County%2C_CA.jpg