Southern California Gas Company Complex

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Southern California Gas Company Complex
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The Southern California Gas Company Complex from the west
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Location800-830 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°2′48″N118°15′37″W / 34.04667°N 118.26028°W / 34.04667; -118.26028 Coordinates: 34°2′48″N118°15′37″W / 34.04667°N 118.26028°W / 34.04667; -118.26028
Built1925
ArchitectParkinson & Parkinson; et al.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Moderne
NRHP reference No. 04000623 [1]
LAHCM No.789
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2004

The Southern California Gas Company Complex is a group of buildings on Flower Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The main building, completed in 1925, was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by John and Donald Parkinson.

It was originally used as offices by the Southern California Gas Company, but was later converted to lofts.

The six story extension at 820 S. Flower Street was designed by Robert V. Derrah in the Art Deco architecture style in 1942.[ citation needed ] The two concrete side sections curve into a recessed glass center. [2]

The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. David Gebhard, Robert Winter. An architectural guidebook to Los Ángeles, revised 2003, p.243. ISBN   978-1-58685-308-2. Google books