Originally accessed:
3/16/2004
Organization:
University of Southern California
Notes:
The Fine Arts Building was completed in 1927. Perhaps due to the Depression, the building was sold four years later. Through the years it has been renamed for its successive owners: The Signal Oil Building, the Havenstrite Building, and Global Marine House. Acquired in 1983 by Ratkovich Bowers and Perez, the building underwent a complete renovation, restoring the Fine Arts Building to its original beauty, while bringing the structure to modern office standards. The lobby area was refurbished under the caring eye of Tony Heinsbergen, son of the original artist, whose firm continues to specialize in the deocration and restoration of quality buildings. Brenda Levin Associates, officed in the Fine Arts Building, was design consultatnt for all the common areas of the building." Text from a building history available in the lobby of the Fine Arts Building. See: http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/la/pubart/Downtown/FineArts/handout.html accessed 3/16/2004
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