JDBA: Milton S. Rowen Auditorium

Introduction

Rowen Auditorium	Lincoln Park Boathouse	Veteran's Memorial
Shadow Ranch	Adamson House

view additional images
(opens new windows)

Milton S. Rowen Auditorium

location Hawthorne School, Beverly Hills, California

description historic restoration

cost $1,200,000 (estimated)

owner Beverly Hills Unified School District

completion 2006 (design)

Historical restoration of this auditorium will remove a plaster covering over the elegant Moorish arch and proscenium ornamentation and restore original seating, floors and clerestory windows. Acoustic improvements, stage rigging and lighting improvements are also included in the scope of renovations to this 4,600 square foot building.

» view next project

This cast-in-place concrete auditorium was designed by local architect Ralph C. Flewelling in 1928, based on the historical revivalism of Mediterranean style popular during that time. An unfortunate renovation in the 1950’s covered the original proscenium wall with plaster and removed the ornamentation around the stage.

JDBA designed the restoration to the auditorium as part of a $4.5 million modernization project at Hawthorne School, one of the more significant examples of historically inspired architecture in the City of Beverly Hills, which is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. JDBA utilized CADD based three dimensional design tools to effectively communicate the extent of the renovation.