O. T. Johnson Block
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O.T. Johnson Block | |
.jpg) The building in 2025 | |
  Location of building in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | 350 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°02′59″N 118°14′56″W / 34.0498°N 118.2489°W |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Robert Brown Young |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[1] |
| Delisted CP | April 12, 2002[2] |
O.T. Johnson Block, also known as O.T. Johnson Block #4,[3] is a former three-story building located at 350 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
O. T. Johnson block was designed as an office building by Robert Brown Young for O. T. Johnson and built by Nathaniel Dryden between 1893 and 1895.[1][3][4]
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with O.T. Johnson Block listed as a contributing property in the district.[1] The building was delisted in 2002 when the district was updated to include an expansion. The delisting notes that the building was entirely covered and that it was unclear what of the original building remained under the covering.[2]
O.T. Johnson Block and its neighbor caught fire in 2007. At the time, both buildings were owned by Eli Sasson with their ground floors occupied by retail and vacant floors above. According to Sasson, the fire rendered the buildings unsafe and they would have to be demolished.[5] The building was still boarded up as of 2018.[6]