Parkhurst Building

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Parkhurst Building
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Location185 Pier Avenue, Santa Monica, California
Coordinates 33°59′55″N118°28′45″W / 33.99861°N 118.47917°W / 33.99861; -118.47917 (Parkhurst Building) Coordinates: 33°59′55″N118°28′45″W / 33.99861°N 118.47917°W / 33.99861; -118.47917 (Parkhurst Building)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1927
Architect Marsh, Smith & Powell
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 78000699 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1978

The Parkhurst Building is a historic two-story commercial building in Santa Monica, California. It was built in 1927 for Clinton Gordon Parkhurst, a realtor who served as the mayor of Venice, California in the 1920s. [2] It was designed principally by Herbert Powell of Marsh, Smith & Powell in the Mission Revival style, with an octagonal tower, gargoyles above the second-story windows, and a cupola at the top. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Parkhurst Building". Santa Monica Conservancy. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. Albert Hurtado. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Parkhurst Building". National Park Service . Retrieved June 9, 2019. With accompanying 12 photos from 1978