Davis Building (Los Angeles, California)

Davis Building [1]
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The building in 2024
Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location	6679-89 W. Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
Coordinates	34°06′07″N118°20′10″W / 34.102°N 118.336°W / 34.102; -118.336
Built	1914 or 1925
Architect	F.L. Paulson
Architectural style	Beaux Arts, Vernacular
Part of	Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District (ID85000704)
Designated CP	April 4, 1985

Davis Building is a historic two-story building at 6679-89 W. Hollywood Boulevard, on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue, in Hollywood, California.

History

Davis Building was built in either 1914 ^{[1] [2]} or 1925. ^[3]

In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with 6679 Hollywood Boulevard listed as a contributing property in the district. ^[2]

In 1998 the building was sold for $2.25 million ($4.34 million in 2024), and in 2007, it was sold again, for $3 million ($4.55 million in 2024). ^[3]

Architecture and design

Davis Building is built of brick and features a simplified Beaux Arts Vernacular style that contains a stringcourse separating the first and second stories, upper story windows grouped in twos and threes, and is capped by a heavy classical cornice supported by scroll brackets. ^[2]

See also

• List of contributing properties in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District

References

1. Jaak Treiman (2011). A Diplomatic Guide to Los Angeles: Discovering Its Sites and Character. Velak Publishing. p. 144. ISBN   978-0-9835158-0-7.
2. "Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
3. "Lien on 6679 West Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. February 24, 2014.