Casa de Rosas, also known as the Froebel Institute and the Sunshine Mission, is a historic building in the

West Adams West Adams is a historic neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The area is known for its large number of historic buildings, structures and notable houses and mansions throughout Los Angeles. It is a yout ...

district of Los Angeles. It is the oldest women's shelter in Los Angeles.Herwees, Tasbeeh
"Historic Sunshine Mission to Undergo Renovations."
''www.neontommy.com'', January 25, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

History

The building was designed by

Sumner P. Hunt Sumner P. Hunt (Brooklyn, NY, May 8, 1865 – Los Angeles, CA, November 19, 1938) was an architect in Los Angeles from 1888 to the 1930s. On January 21, 1892, he married Mary Hancock Chapman, January 21, 1892. They had a daughter Louise Hunt. Li ...

and built in 1893. It was originally an experimental kindergarten and has also been used over the years as a prestigious college preparatory school for girls, an inn and restaurant, a military barracks in World War II, the headquarters of L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics Foundation, and a shelter for homeless women."Sunshine Mission.'
''www.shelterpress.com.'' Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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Buildings and structures in Los Angeles West Adams, Los Angeles Headquarters in the United States Office buildings in Los Angeles Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments School buildings completed in 1893 1890s architecture in the United States Sumner Hunt buildings 1893 establishments in California {{LosAngelesCountyCA-NRHP-stub

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