Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Chapman Building
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 4, 2021
1. Chapman Building Marker
Erected 2007 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 899.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 34° 2.632′ N, 118° 15.273′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and 8th Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 756 S Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Garfield Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Terminus of Route 66 (about 600 feet away); St. Vincent Court (about 700 feet away); Banks-Huntley Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Los Angeles Athletic Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); M.J. Connell Building No. 5
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Regarding Chapman Building. This 13-story building was one of the earliest steel-frame office buildings in Los Angeles, built by the Los Angeles Investment Company, a major landowner and housing developer. A financial problem in the mid-teens forced the sale of the building to Charles C. Chapman, a wealthy rancher and capitalist from Fullerton. He is credited as the “father of the Valencia Orange.” He was also the founder of Chapman College in Orange County and the first mayor of Fullerton. Chapman was one of the founders of Bank of America, which was headquartered in the Chapman Building. When A.P.Giannini’s Bank of Italy bought out Bank of America, he was so impressed with the solid reputation that Chapman had built for it that he opted to retain the name of Chapman’s bank, and today it’s one of the largest financial institutions in the world.
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 4, 2021
2. Chapman Building Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 4, 2021
3. Chapman Building
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
