Gerry Building

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Gerry Building
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Gerry Building, 2008
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Location910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°2′27″N118°15′11″W / 34.04083°N 118.25306°W / 34.04083; -118.25306 Coordinates: 34°2′27″N118°15′11″W / 34.04083°N 118.25306°W / 34.04083; -118.25306
Built1947
Architect Maurice Fleischman [1]
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No. 03000583 [2]
LAHCM No.708
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 2003

Gerry Building is a high-rise building in the Fashion District of Los Angeles. Built in 1947, the Streamline Moderne style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [2]

It is located in the Fashion District and originally was used for garment manufacture.

It is a nine-story concrete building "dominated by eight curved tiers of windows. The curving motif is repeated in the main entrance and showcase windows of the ground level." [3]

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References

  1. "Gerry Building", Los Angeles Conservancy
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. Teresa Grimes (October 11, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gerry Building". National Park Service . Retrieved June 6, 2019. With accompanying nine photos, some from 2002