Details

Location304 South Broadway Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°3′1.93″N 118°14′52.30″W
Built1893
ArchitectSumner Hunt, George Wyman
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Chicago School
NRHP reference No.71000144
LAHCM No.6
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1971
Designated NHLMay 5, 1977
Designated LAHCMSeptember 21, 1962

About

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.

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.