Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Kerckoff Building

Santa Fe Building

National Register of Historic Places image. Click for full size.

1. National Register of Historic Places

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Erected by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 806.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists.

Location. 34° 2.719′ N, 118° 14.985′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 564 Main St, Los Angeles CA 90014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cole’s P.E. Buffet (within shouting distance of this marker); Banks-Huntley Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Palm Court (about 800 feet away); Spring Arts Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grether & Grether Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Title Insurance Building

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Terminus of Route 66 (approx. 0.2 miles away); M.J. Connell Building No. 4 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Kerckoff Building. Declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 806, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This is now a residential building called Santa Fe Lofts.

Also see . . . Kerckoff Building. National Register of Historic Places

NPS Number: 05000774
Description:
The Kerckoff Building and Annex consist of the ten story original building constructed in 1908 of reinforced concrete with white terra cotta tile exteriors and the eight story, but much larger, annex constructed in 1916 of reinforced concrete clad in glazed brick and terra cotta. The property was listed under Criteria A and C in the areas of transportation and architecture. The original building and later the annex were headquarters for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Coast Lines from 1908 through the 1980s. The period of significance ends in 1956 because nothing of exceptional significance occurred in the last fifty years. The buildings are also significant as good examples of Beaux-Arts design
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

2. Kerckoff Building
in Los Angeles.
Registration Date: 8/3/2005

(Submitted on June 25, 2025.)

Sidewalk at Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

3. Sidewalk at Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.