Auditorium (Torrance High School)

The Auditorium, also known as the Assembly Hall, is a PWA Moderne style building located on the campus of Torrance High School in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.

Auditorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2200 W. Carson, Torrance, California
Coordinates	33°49′48″N 118°19′11″W
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1938
Architect	Abraham Wesley Eager
Architectural style	PWA Moderne
MPS	Torrance High School Campus TR
NRHP reference No.	83003499[1]
Added to NRHP	October 13, 1983

When built in 1924 the building was a source of pride for Torrance, and was its first large meeting hall, preceding construction of a civic center.[2] It was damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was rebuilt as a New Deal project.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources study states that the auditorium is an outstanding example of PWA Moderne work.[4]

The Auditorium is one of four buildings on the campus of the Torrance High School listed on the NRHP, the other buildings are:

• Torrance School
• Main Building
• Home Economics Building

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Sam Gnerre (December 29, 2011). "Torrance High School auditorium". Daily Breeze.
3. "TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM – TORRANCE CA". The Living New Deal.
4. Don Fulton; Carolyne Campbell; Holly Hamlin; Roger Hatheway; Elinor Aurthur; Neil Stanton Palmer (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Torrance High School Campus Thematic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2016. With six photos from 1983.