Forve-Pettebone Building

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Forve-Pettebone Building
Pettebone Building (1905, architect Robert Brown Young), 510-512 S. Broadway Los Angeles.jpg
The building in 2019
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Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location510 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′51″N118°15′03″W / 34.0476°N 118.2507°W / 34.0476; -118.2507
Built1905
Architect Robert Brown Young
Part of Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
LAHCM No.1125
Significant dates
Designated CPMay 9, 1979 [1]
Designated LAHCMJune 14, 2016 [2]

Forve-Pettebone Building, also known as Pettebone Building [3] and O.T. Johnson Building #2, [1] is a historic five-story building located at 510 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

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History

Forve-Pettebone Building was designed by Robert Brown Young and built for developer O.T. Johnson in 1905. Forve-Pettebone Company was one of the building's original tenants, and they designed and manufactured Broadway and downtown Los Angeles's first street lamps in the building. The building took its name from them and they moved out in 1924. [4]

In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with O.T. Johnson Building #2 listed as a contributing property in the district. [1]

The building was purchased in 2015, after which the facade was restored and the building's interior was upgraded to modern standards. [4] The building was sold again in 2019, to South Korean gaming company NHN Global Inc, for $22 million ($26.2 million in 2023). NHN Global Inc then relocated their headquarters from Koreatown to this building. [3]

Architecture and design

Forve-Pettebone Building is made of brick and steel with a pressed-brick facade. The building originally featured cornice, but it has since been removed. The building's upper windows form almost solid bands. [1] [5]

The building's interior features wooden beams, exposed brick walls, and a cast-iron staircase. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
  2. ↑ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Welk, Hannah (January 24, 2019). "Pettebone Building Bought for $22 Million". Los Angeles Business Journal.
  4. 1 2 3 D'Anna, Katie (September 5, 2018). "Transformation of Broadway's Pettebone Building Now Complete". Urbanize Los Angeles.
  5. ↑ Sitton, Tom (2008). "GC 1323 - Historic Sites Surveys" (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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