Bradbury Building
The Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Built in 1893, the five-story office building is best known for its extraordinary skylit atrium of access walkways, stairs and elevators, and their ornate ironwork. The building was commissioned by Los Angeles gold-mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury and constructed by draftsman George Wyman from the original design by Sumner Hunt. It appears in numerous works of fiction and has been the site of many movie and television shoots and music videos.
Bradbury Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 6
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From the corner of West 3rd Street and South Broadway (2005) | |
| Location | 304 South Broadway Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°3′1.93″N 118°14′52.30″W |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Sumner Hunt, George Wyman |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Chicago School |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000144 |
| LAHCM No. | 6 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | May 5, 1977 |
| Designated LAHCM | September 21, 1962 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977, one of only four office buildings in Los Angeles to be so honored. It was also designated a landmark by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission and is the city's oldest landmarked building.