Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn | |
 Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn, 2008 | |
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| Location | 845 S. Lake St., Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°3′15″N 118°16′44″W / 34.05417°N 118.27889°W |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Parkinson, John |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival-Art Nouveau |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000482[1] |
| LAHCM No. | 208 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1979 |
| Designated LAHCM | 1979-01-17[2] |
Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn is an elaborate 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) Art Nouveau Gothic Revival style mansion and carriage house located in the Pico Union section of Los Angeles, California.[3] Built in 1901, the house was designed by architect John B. Parkinson (1861–1935). Parkinson also designed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Union Station and Los Angeles City Hall.[4] Noted for its Gothic style with soaring spaces, the house has vaulted ceilings and curved walls.[4] In 1979, it was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #208),[5] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property was purchased in 1996 by the Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law. Since 2002, the house has been operated as the Casa Libre/Freedom House, a fourteen-bed shelter for homeless minors.[4][6] In May 2003, the Los Angeles Times profiled the shelter, noting the following: "Casa Libre/Freedom House occupies a newly renovated mansion near MacArthur Park. Registered as a state, county and federal historic site, the home's gothic facade rises elegantly from the corner of South Lake Street and James M. Wood Boulevard.[7] The shelter arranges for schooling, counseling, and medical care for undocumented and unaccompanied immigrant children, mainly from Latin America.[7]
