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Casa de Rosas, also known as the Froebel Institute and the Sunshine Mission, is a historic building in the West Adams district of
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History

The building was designed by Sumner P. Hunt 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
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Foundation, and a shelter for homeless women."Sunshine Mission.'
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See also

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List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Los Angeles. (For those in the rest of Los Angeles County, refer to National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California.) Current listings ' ...
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List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles, California. In total, there are over 144 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) in the South Los Angeles region, which includes the ...


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Casa de Rosas interpretive sign.
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