Davis Building (Los Angeles, California)
Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Davis Building is a historic two-story building at 6679-89 W. Hollywood Boulevard, on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue, in Hollywood, California.
Davis Building[1] | |
The building in 2024 | |
  Location of building in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | 6679-89 W. Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34.102°N 118.336°W |
| Built | 1914 or 1925 |
| Architect | F.L. Paulson |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Vernacular |
| Part of | Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District (ID85000704) |
| Designated CP | April 4, 1985 |
History
Davis Building was built in either 1914[1][2] or 1925.[3]
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with 6679 Hollywood Boulevard listed as a contributing property in the district.[2]
In 1998 the building was sold for $2.25 million ($4.44 million in 2025), and in 2007, it was sold again, for $3 million ($4.66 million in 2025).[3]
Architecture and design
Davis Building is built of brick and features a simplified Beaux Arts Vernacular style that contains a stringcourse separating the first and second stories, upper story windows grouped in twos and threes, and is capped by a heavy classical cornice supported by scroll brackets.[2]