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Herman W. Hellman Building

Coordinates: 34°02′56″N 118°14′52″W / 34.048837°N 118.247867°W / 34.048837; -118.247867
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The Hellman Building in 2008.

The Herman W. Hellman Building is a historic building in Downtown Los Angeles.[1][2]

Location

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The Hellman Building is located on the corner of Fourth and Spring streets, in the Old Bank District.[1][3]

History

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Old picture of the Hellman Building in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Herman W. Hellman building was erected in 1903 by Herman W. Hellman, a German-born American Jewish businessman and banker.[1] It was designed by architect Alfred Rosenheim.[1][3]

It took the place of a house originally built by Hellman, a small wooden cottage, designed by Kysor & Mathews in 1875.[4]

More recently, the building has been converted into the HWH Luxury Living apartments.[5]

Hellman built other buildings also known as "Hellman Building" (also "H. W. Hellman Building", "New Hellman Building"):[6]

  • one mentioned in 1876 on Third Street between Main Street and Spring streets, where a musical boarding school was located[7]
  • one built in 1882 on Main and Commercial streets "next to Litchenberger's", between Court and First streets[8]
  • one at Third and Main streets in 1892[9]
  • another at the northeast corner of Second Street and Broadway in 1897[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sam Watters, Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit, The Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2009
  2. ^ University of Southern California Digital Library, Herman W. Hellman Building
  3. ^ a b "Old Bank District: Hellman Building". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  4. ^ Los Angeles Herald 25 June 1875.
  5. ^ HWH Luxury Living, About Us
  6. ^ Search for "Hellman Building" in Los Angeles, California newspapers, newspapers.com
  7. ^ Untitled news item, Los Angeles Express, October 6, 1876, p. 3
  8. ^ Untitled article, Los Angeles Herald, March 18, 1882, p.3
  9. ^ Untitled news item, Los Angeles Times, September 2, 1892, p.8
  10. ^ Hellman Building, Water and Power Associates

34°02′56″N 118°14′52″W / 34.048837°N 118.247867°W / 34.048837; -118.247867