Continental Building
| Continental Building | |
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  Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area  Continental Building (California)  Continental Building (the United States) | |
| Alternative names | Braly Building Hibernian Building Union Trust Building Old Bank District Apartments |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential condominiums |
| Location | 408 South Spring Street Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°02′55″N 118°14′54″W / 34.0486°N 118.2482°W |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Owner | Old Financial District LP |
| Height | |
| Roof | 45.87 m (150.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Floor area | 56.5 million sq in (365 million cm2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Parkinson George Edwin Bergstrom Killefer Flammang Architects |
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| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Part of | Spring Street Financial District (ID1979000489) |
| LAHCM No. | 730 |
| Designated CP | 1979 |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The Continental Building, formerly Braly Block, is a 151 ft (46 m), 13-story high-rise residential building at 408 South Spring Street in the Historic Core of Los Angeles, California. When completed in 1903, it was the city's first high-rise building, and remained the tallest commercial building for fifty-three years. Shortly after the building was completed, the Los Angeles City Council enacted a 150 ft (46 m) height restriction on future buildings that remained until the 1950s.[5]
The Continental Building is part of the Spring Street Financial District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]
In popular culture
The building plays a prominent role in the 2009 independent film (500) Days of Summer.[6]
See also
International Savings & Exchange Bank Building, 10-story structure built in the same area in 1907 and using the same architectural styles
References
- ^ Continental Building at Emporis
- ^ "Continental Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ a b "California Office of Historic Preservation Certified Tax Projects – 2005 (Fiscal Year)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1979. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Department of Geography. "Continental Building and the 150-Foot Height Limit". Downtown Walking Tour. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Go On Location: Locations Featured in "500 Days of Summer"". Discover Los Angeles. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
Further reading
- Roseman, Curtis C.; Ruth Wallach; Dace Taube; Linda McCann; Geoffrey DeVerteuil (2004). The Historic Core of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 35–38. ISBN 0-7385-2924-9.
External links
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Continental Building - 408 S. Spring Street
- Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
- Residential skyscrapers in Los Angeles
- Residential condominiums in the United States
- Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
- Historic district contributing properties in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles
- Office buildings completed in 1903
- 1903 establishments in California
- 1900s architecture in the United States
- Beaux-Arts architecture in California