A.G. Bartlett Building
Residential condominiums in Los Angeles, California
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The A.G. Bartlett Building is a 14-floor building at 215 West Seventh Street in Downtown Los Angeles. When completed in 1911, it was the tallest building in the city for five years.
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Bartlett Building Lofts
Seventh Street Lofts
Union Oil Building
Los Angeles, California
| A.G. Bartlett Building | |
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  Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area  Location within California  Location within the United States | |
Alternative names | The Bartlett Bartlett Building Lofts Seventh Street Lofts Union Oil Building |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential condominiums |
| Location | 215 West Seventh Street Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34.0446°N 118.2517°W |
Completed | 1911 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 57.9 m (190 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Floor area | 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | John B. Parkinson Edwin Bergstrom |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 130 |
A.G. Bartlett Building | |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| Part of | Spring Street Financial District (ID79000489) |
| Designated CP | 1979 |
| References | |
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It is within the Spring Street Financial District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
The Bartlett Building was designed by John B. Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom, in the Beaux Arts style, as the first of several Union Oil Buildings, i.e. buildings that the Union Oil Co. occupied in succession. It the company's first permanent presence in Los Angeles. PBS SoCal noted: "When the new 14-story building opened, many smaller oil companies rented offices there, including oilman George Franklin Getty. Getty's Minnesota Oil Company stayed in the building for 15 years, during which his famous son, J. Paul Getty, joined him when he became of working age. It was converted to lofts in 2002 and is a designated national, California and Los Angeles landmark."[5]
The building was converted to 130 residential loft condominium units, and ground floor retail spaces in 2002, under the Los Angeles Adaptive Reuse Ordinance.[6]