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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) <br />214: <br />May 10, 1921. <br />Skylights. <br />August 1922. <br />Alter business room. <br />September 10, 1925. <br />Alterations. <br />July 19,1926. <br />Reinforce floors. <br />April 3, 1928. <br />Alterations. <br />April 6, 1933. <br />Repair business building. <br />July 13, 1939. <br />Repairs to store building. <br />November 4, 1946. <br />Remodel window space. <br />January 28, 1957. <br />Alteration to store building. <br />May 26, 1983. <br />Partitions. <br />June 20, 1984. <br />Structural rehab. <br />218: <br />214-216-218: April 6, 1933. Repair business building. <br />August 7, 1933. Alterations. <br />June 8, 1939. <br />Relocate stairway. <br />February 3, 1944. <br />Alterations. <br />November 1, 1950. <br />Repair fire damage. <br />September 17, 1958. <br />Remodel Interior store building. <br />September 7, 1962. <br />Interior and exterior alterations. <br />June 20, 1984. <br />Structural rehab. <br />March 25, 1988. <br />Metal and glass storefront for display. <br />RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) <br />None <br />: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and <br />boundaries.) <br />Historic photographs indicate that The Elwood (also known as the Spurgeon Annex) has undergone several transformations since its <br />19th century construction, although its basic building fabric and proportions remain intact. The present appearance of the upper story <br />dates to 1933, when repairs were made following the Long Beach Earthquake. The lower story storefronts have been remodeled more <br />recently. Two stories tall with a flat roof, the building is of brick construction and is faced with stucco. Pilasters with stepped caps <br />divide the upper story into five bays, each containing a single, double -hung sash window. A corbel course edges the plain parapet. <br />Below a belt course, the street level contains three storefronts, all altered, and the entry to the upper story. <br />HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: <br />This building was constructed during the 1886-1888 boom and remodeled in the aftermath of the Long Beach Earthquake. Formerly <br />used as a lodging house, the upper story was known as The Elwood from 1904 until 1929. A doorway led directly into the Spurgeon <br />Building next door until 1929. Street level tenants included a confectionary and a bakery. <br />RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office <br />of Historic Preservation.) <br />(HP 6) 1-3 story Commercial Building <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />cmNstori6templatesTourth 214 W (The Elwood) <br />7/23/01 <br />