Powers Residence, Arthur R. Haley, Architect c.1904

Powers Residence, Arthur R. Haley, Architect c.1904, a photo by Michael Locke on Flickr.

Alvarado Terrace, just south of Pico Boulevard and east of Hoover Street has a half a dozen lovely period homes facing Terrace Park. Built in 1904 by Pomeroy Powers, President of the Los Angeles City Council from 1900-1904. Powers was a real estate developer who helped establish the small park across the street.

The Powers Residence was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1971 (No. 86). Located at 1345 Alvarado Terrace in the Pico Union neighborhood of Los Angeles..