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Overview

This was the fourth home of the California Club in Los Angeles. The club’s first meeting space occupied the second story of the Tally-Ho Stables located at 1st and Fort (Broadway) Streets. The second meeting rooms were in the Wilcox Block (at 206 South Spring Street), and the third was a purpose-built building at 453 South Hill Street, completed in 1904. The fourth building, at 538 South Flower Street, was designed by architect Robert D. Farquhar, and completed between 1928 and 1930.

Building History

The building's continued existence in 2023 underscored the power and wealth of the California Club's members. This building did not conform to the concept of "highest best use" prevalent in real estate law, and is surrounded by much newer, much taller skyscrapers. In this case, naming the California Club #4 a Los Angeles City Historical-Cultural Monument in 1966 was not opposed by local landowners.

Building Notes

This California Club building stood 42 m. or 138 feet tall, organized on 8 floors.

According to the Los Angeles County Assessor Portal, the building was completed in 1929.

Alteration

Alterations occurred in 1933.

Demolished; this building stood on the southern portion of the site occupied later by the Aon Building .