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The Bricker Building

The Bricker Building
The building in 2019
The Bricker Building is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
The Bricker Building
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Location1671 N. Western Avenue, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°06′04″N 118°18′34″W / 34.1012°N 118.3095°W / 34.1012; -118.3095
Built1924
ArchitectAlfredo Larin or Arthur Lindley and Charles Selkirk
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.10001119
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2011

The Bricker Building is a historic building located at 1671 N. Western Avenue in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Built in 1924, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

History

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The Bricker Building, built in 1924, was designed by either Alfredo Larin[1] or Arthur Lindley and Charles Selkirk.[2]

In 2007, building's owners received $1.26 million ($1.96 million in 2025) in loans to rehabilitate the building into affordable housing.[3] In 2010, the building owners completed an $8.1 million ($12 million in 2025) Historic Preservation Tax Credit.[4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2011.[1][2]

Architecture and design

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Front of the Building

The Bricker Building features an Italian Renaissance Revival design[2] and contains sixteen dwelling units and 4,810 square feet (447 m2) of retail space.[5] The City of Los Angeles considers the building an "excellent example of an early mixed-use building in Hollywood."[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "The Bricker Building". National Park Service. January 7, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Bricker Building". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved August 11, 2026 – via Historical Marker Database.
  3. ↑ "Bricker, LP / Permanent Financing Loan Agreement". City of Los Angeles. February 21, 2007.
  4. ↑ "California - the Bricker Building". National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Vesting Tentative Tract No. 83376" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. July 12, 2023. p. 2.