Redwine Building
| Redwine Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 1618 North Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°06′02″N 118°20′09″W / 34.1005°N 118.3359°W |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Douglas King |
| Designated | May 18, 2016 |
| Reference no. | 1114 |
Redwine Building is a historic two-story office building at 1618 North Las Palmas Ave in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
History
[edit]Redwine Building was designed by Richard Douglas King and constructed by May and Grimwood for attorney Hiram G. Redwine in 1931. Redwine's family residence was originally located on the site.[1][2]
Once opened, the building served as offices for Redwine and other companies (including at one point Shell Oil) and as a meeting place for various organizations. The building suffered minor fire damage in 1935, the interior was modified in 1937, and the parapet was modified for seismic reasons in 1955.[2]
Redwine died in 1963 but the building stayed under his family's ownership until it was sold in 1977. The building was sold again in 1987, 2006, and 2013.[2]
In 2015, the building was nominated by Charles J. Fisher to become a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Both Hollywood Heritage and the Los Angeles Conservancy supported the nomination, which was accepted the following year.[1][3]
Architecture and design
[edit]Redwine Building is rectangular in plan, made of brick with stucco cladding, and designed in the Art Deco style. Character defining features of the building include:[1][2]
- a highly ornamented front façade
- a stepped pyramid tower with a flagpole above the off-center front entrance
- vertical emphasis through tall steel casement windows, concrete bands that extend from the ground floor windows to above the parapet, and a full height three-tier inset in the entryway
- decorative transoms above the second-floor windows that feature art deco designs and Freemason symbols
- a transom over the entrance that features scales of justice, a gavel, and an open book
- cast concrete artwork and decorative grille work that reference it
- a flat rolled asphalt roof
The interior features a main staircase, individual office doors featuring single light-obscured glass panels, and a second-story conference room lit by skylights.[2]
At some point, the main entrance was moved to the rear of the building, with the front entrance converted to an emergency exit.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Redwine Building". Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Redwine Building" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. February 4, 2016.
- ^ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved August 31, 2024.