Hellman Building

The Hellman Building is a historic building in Downtown Los Angeles.^[1]

Location

The Hellman Building is located on the corner of Fourth and Spring streets, in the Old Bank District.^[2]^[3]

History

Herman W. Hellman, a German-born American Jewish businessman and banker, had built buildings also known as "Hellman Building" (also "H. W. Hellman Building", "New Hellman Building"):^[4]

one mentioned in 1876 on Third Street between Main Street and Spring streets, where a musical boarding school was located^[5]
one built in 1882 on Main and Commercial streets "next to Litchenberger's", between Court and First streets^[6]
one at Third and Main streets in 1892^[7]
another at the northeast corner of Second Street and Broadway in 1897^[8]

The Fourth and Spring Hellman building was erected in 1903.^[2] It was designed by architect Alfred Rosenheim.^[2]^[3]

It took the place of a house originally built by Hellman, a small wooden cottage, designed by Kysor & Mathews in 1875.^[9]

References

^ Miranda, Carolina A. (June 30, 2016). "New Main Museum in downtown Los Angeles reveals 'Beta' plans — and focus on art in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sam Watters, Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit, The Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2009
^ ^a ^b "Old Bank District: Hellman Building". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
^ Search for "Hellman Building" in Los Angeles, California newspapers, newspapers.com
^ Untitled news item, Los Angeles Express, October 6, 1876, p. 3
^ Untitled article, Los Angeles Herald, March 18, 1882, p.3
^ Untitled news item, Los Angeles Times, September 2, 1892, p.8
^ Hellman Building, Water and Power Associates
^ Los Angeles Herald 25 June 1875.

34°02′56″N 118°14′52″W / 34.048837°N 118.247867°W / 34.048837; -118.247867

This article about a building or structure in Los Angeles is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Miranda, Carolina A. (June 30, 2016). "New Main Museum in downtown Los Angeles reveals 'Beta' plans — and focus on art in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[latimes-2] Sam Watters, Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit, The Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2009

[oldbank-3] "Old Bank District: Hellman Building". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-21.

[4] Search for "Hellman Building" in Los Angeles, California newspapers, newspapers.com

[5] Untitled news item, Los Angeles Express, October 6, 1876, p. 3

[6] Untitled article, Los Angeles Herald, March 18, 1882, p.3

[7] Untitled news item, Los Angeles Times, September 2, 1892, p.8

[8] Hellman Building, Water and Power Associates

[9] Los Angeles Herald 25 June 1875.

[1]