Janss Investment Company Building
Janss Investment Company Building | |
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Westwood, Los Angeles, California | |
Coordinates | 34°03′40″N 118°26′44″W / 34.0611°N 118.4456°W |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Allison & Allison |
Designated | June 21, 1988[1] |
Reference no. | 364 |
The Janss Investment Company Building, also known as the Janss Dome, is a historic building in
Background
In 1929 the Janss Dome was the first building erected in the Mediterranean-themed Westwood Village. It housed the headquarters of the Janss Investment Company run by the Janss brothers, Edwin and Harold Janss, who were the developers of the village. The village was built as a shopping and cinema precinct to serve the adjacent University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The second floor of the Janss building was the first male dormitory for UCLA students.[2]
The Janss Dome was designed by the architectural firm of
Around the beginning of the 1990s renowned architectural firm
The Janss Investment Company Building was dedicated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on June 21, 1988 (No. 364).[1]
References
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