Trustee Building

Trustee Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The building in 2012
Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location	340 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′00″N 118°14′55″W
Built	1905
Architect	Parkinson and Bergstrom
Part of	Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CP	May 9, 1979[1]

Trustee Building is a historic four story building located at 340 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

History

Trustee Building was designed by Parkinson and Bergstrom, the duo responsible for many buildings on Broadway, including Bullock's Building, Yorkshire Hotel, Metropolitan Building, and Broadway Mart Center. It was built in 1905^[1] and originally housed financial institutions.^[2]

On November 6, 1939, the Trustee Building's northern-adjacent neighbor caught fire, with the Los Angeles Fire Department using the Trustee Building to help respond. Trustee Building was saved, but its neighbor was not.^[3]

In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Trustee Building listed as a contributing property in the district.^[1]

The building was sold for $1.9 million in 2003.^[4]

Architecture and design

Trustee Building is made of brick and concrete on a steel frame with a tiled facade.^[1][2]

See also

• List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
2. Sitton, Tom (2008). "GC 1323 - Historic Sites Surveys" (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
3. Bass, George "Smokey" (1999). "The Gray Building Fire of 1939". Los Angeles Fire Department.
4. "340 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Property Information". PropertyShark. Retrieved November 15, 2024.