Roosevelt Building

Coordinates: 34°01′03″N 118°15′23″W / 34.01750°N 118.25639°W / 34.01750; -118.25639
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Roosevelt Building
Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.07000636[1]
LAHCM No.355
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2007

The Roosevelt Building is a high-rise residential building located along

Italian Renaissance Revival style
. It was later converted to lofts.

In 2007, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

It is a 12-story building with an E-shaped plan, with light wells on the interior of the block. The Seventh Street facade is about 250 feet (76 m) long and the Flower Street facade is about 137 feet (42 m). These facades are faced with off-white

terra cotta
made to look like rusticated stone blocks, which were manufactured by Gladding, McBean & Company.

The building was constructed by the J. V. McNeil Company who constructed several of the high-rises in Los Angeles at this time.[2]

It is a three-part commercial structure, with a base, a shaft and a capital, consistent with Italian Renaissance Revival style.[3]

It was deemed notable as "an excellent example of the Italian Renaissance Revival style as well as for its association with the distinguished architecture firm of

Curlett & Beelman." It was built with "high quality materials and exceptional craftsmanship" and is one of the outstanding examples of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in Los Angeles."[3]

See also

  • List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "McNeil Construction". The Los Angeles Times. 1956-10-19. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. ^ a b Teresa Grimes (February 26, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Roosevelt Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2019. Includes historic photos. With accompanying four photos from 2007