Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch

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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch
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Former Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch building
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch (California)
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch (the United States)
Location409 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°2′34″N118°15′35″W / 34.04278°N 118.25972°W / 34.04278; -118.25972
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1929
ArchitectParkinson & Parkinson; P.J. Walker Construction Co.
Architectural styleClassical Moderne, Streamline Moderne
NRHP reference No. 84000843 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1984

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.

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History

The 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

The 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.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Reserve Lofts at the Federal Reserve Bank Building Reception and Tour | The Downtown Los Angeles Localista Magazine". www.localistamagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  3. "Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch Fed Gallery". CoinsWeekly. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  4. 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.
  5. Parks, California State. "California State Parks". CA State Parks. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  6. "New L. A. Federal Reserve Bank to Open : Five-Story Building Will Replace Adjacent, Outgrown Quarters". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1987.