The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch, is a historic building that once served as offices for the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The structure is located on West Olympic Boulevard and South Olive Street in southern Downtown Los Angeles.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch | |
Location | 409 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, California |
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Coordinates | 34°2′34″N 118°15′35″W / 34.04278°N 118.25972°W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Parkinson & Parkinson; P.J. Walker Construction Co. |
Architectural style | Classical Moderne, Streamline Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 84000843[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1984 |
History
editThe original 1929 building was designed by John and Donald Parkinson in a Classical Moderne style with elements of Zigzag Moderne.[2][3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[5]
Replacement
editThe adjacent 304,000 square feet (28,200 m2) new branch structure with architectural design by Dan Dworsky, interiors by Gensler, construction by Swinerton & Walberg, and project Management by JLH Consulting, was completed in 1987 and dedicated in 1988.[6] The project cost was approximately $50 million. It now houses all operations of the Los Angeles Branch.
The original building has since been converted to residential lofts.
See also
edit- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — historic San Francisco building
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — historic Seattle building
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California
- List of Los Angeles federal buildings
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Reserve Lofts at the Federal Reserve Bank Building Reception and Tour | The Downtown Los Angeles Localista Magazine". www.localistamagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch Fed Gallery". CoinsWeekly. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ Hodge, Eileen; Kim, Jiwon; Mattiuzzi, Elizabeth (2020-08-14). "Holding Space: Underlying Real Estate Conditions for Nonprofits in the Los Angeles Region". Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Community Development Research Brief Series: 01–19. doi:10.24148/cdrb2020-04.
- ^ Parks, California State. "California State Parks". CA State Parks. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "New L. A. Federal Reserve Bank to Open : Five-Story Building Will Replace Adjacent, Outgrown Quarters". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1987.
External links
edit- Media related to
Federal Reserve Bank Building (Los Angeles) at Wikimedia Commons