PCAD - Hellman, Herman W., Building #2, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA

354 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1238

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Northeast corner of Fourth Street and South Spring Street;

Overview

The Saint Louis architect Alfred Faist Rosenheim relocated to Los Angeles in early 1903 to design this office skyscraper for Herman W. Hellman of the powerful Hellman banking family.

Building History

The Herman W. Hellman House stood on this site before the erection of the eight-story H.W. Hellman Building.

Building Notes

In early 1904, a report issued by Los Angeles Fire Commission declared that the Hellman Building did not meet standards for fire escapes and standpipes.

PCAD id: 1867

Publications

"Hellman, Herman W., Building Story", Architect and Engineer, 38-42, 08/1905. "Hellman Building", Architect and Engineer of California, 90, 03/1906. "Hellman, Herman W., Building Story #2", Architect and Engineer of California, 36-39, 03/1907. "Hellman Building, Los Angeles, CA", Arrowhead, 7, 03/1907. "Hellman, Herman W., Building", Arrowhead, 11, 05/1906. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 237, 1994. "First ten-story building in Los Angeles", Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2, col. 2, 05/16/1902. "Hellman, Herman W., Building Notice", Los Angeles Examiner, 40, 08/28/1904. "Says Building Is Safe", Los Angeles Times, A4, 02/02/1904.

Links

Hellman Building 1902 by A. F. Rosenheim Municipal Reference Library: City Officials

Hellman, Herman W., Building #2, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA (1902-1903)

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