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Grether & Grether Building

 
 
Grether & Grether Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
1. Grether & Grether Building Marker
Inscription. The Grether & Grether Building — 1924 — has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States National Park Service — 2017.
 
Erected 2017 by National Park Service. (Marker Number 1067.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
 
Location. 34° 2.56′ N, 118° 15.072′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. Marker is on Los Angeles Street south of 7th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 730 S Los Angeles St, 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. M.J. Connell Building No. 4 (within shouting distance of this marker); M.J. Connell Building No. 5 (within shouting distance of this marker); Banks-Huntley Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cole’s P.E. Buffet (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chapman Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Terminus of Route 66 (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Vincent Court (approx. ¼ mile away); Garfield Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
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Regarding Grether & Grether Building. Originally commissioned in 1921 by the Grether Brothers, and designed by John Montgomery Cooper, the building is in Los Angeles' Fashion District. Originally built as a wholesale facility, the six-story and basement building of reinforced concrete, on a lot 95 feet wide by 147 feet deep, cost approximately $250,000. It was refurbished and reopened in 2017 as 72 loft apartments. Designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1067 in 2014.
 
Grether & Grether Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
2. Grether & Grether Building Marker
Grether & Grether Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
3. Grether & Grether Building
Restored Buildings image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
4. Restored Buildings
Grether & Grether Building image. Click for full size.
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5. Grether & Grether Building
This photo is on display inside the building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.

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