Hotel Chancellor

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Hotel Chancellor
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Hotel Chancellor, 2008
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Location3191 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°3′36″N118°17′37″W / 34.06000°N 118.29361°W / 34.06000; -118.29361 Coordinates: 34°3′36″N118°17′37″W / 34.06000°N 118.29361°W / 34.06000; -118.29361
Built1924
ArchitectMilton M. Friedman
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 05001496 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 2006

The Hotel Chancellor is a historic building in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles, California. Built in 1924, it was for many years located on the block to the east of the city's famous Ambassador Hotel. The structure was designed by Milton M. Friedman in the Beaux Arts style. It has since been converted from a hotel to an apartment building. In 2006, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places based on architectural criteria.

It is a five-story building designed with a lobby, a lounge/restaurant, and a banquet/ballroom on the ground level and in its partial basement level. It originally had 114 units on its four upper levels; these were modified to 106 units. It is about 150 by 60 feet (46 m × 18 m) in plan. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Christy Johnson McAvoy; Jessica N. Ritz (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Chancellor". National Park Service . Retrieved July 29, 2019. With accompanying 25 photos