The Willmore
Willmore, The | |
![]() The Willmore in 2009 | |
Location | 315 West Third Street, Long Beach, California |
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Coordinates | 33°46′15″N 118°11′40″W / 33.77083°N 118.19444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1927 |
Built by | Trewitt-Shields Company |
Architect | Fisher, Lake and Traver |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 99000579[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 20, 1999 |
The Willmore, formerly known as The Stillwell, is a historic apartment building in downtown Long Beach, California. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 20, 1999.[1]
Design
The Willmore was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Fisher, Lake and Traver,[2] the architects of The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It was originally designed as a U-shaped structure. However, only one wing was completed.[3] The building is designed in the Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts styles.[3] It has an underground parking garage.[3][4]
History
Built in 1925 by the Trewitt-Shields Company, the structure has an L shape with a ten-story wing and an eleven-story wing.[2]
The building's current name honors William E. Willmore,[5] developer of a forerunner to Long Beach, Willmore City, and namesake of the Willmore neighborhood.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Christy Johnson McAvoy (September 3, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willmore, The". National Park Service. Retrieved June 9, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service.
- ^ "City Living in An Elegant Fashion | Home of the Week". Coldwell Banker.
- ^ "The Wilmore (sic)".
- Downtown Long Beach
- National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California
- Renaissance Revival architecture in California
- Apartment buildings in California
- Residential buildings completed in 1927
- 1927 establishments in California
- Los Angeles County, California Registered Historic Place stubs