The Hellman Building is a historic building in

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Location

The Hellman Building is located on the corner of Fourth and

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streets, in the Old Bank District.Sam Watters
Hellman buildings were inspired by national spirit
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History

Herman W. Hellman Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906) was a German-born businessman, banker, and real estate investor in Los Angeles, California. Early life Herman W. Hellman was born on September 25, 1843, in Reckendorf, Germany, Bavaria. He emigrated to the Unite ...

, a German-born American Jewish businessman and banker, had built buildings also known as "Hellman Building" (also "H. W. Hellman Building", "New Hellman Building"): *one mentioned in 1876 on Third Street between Main Street and Spring streets, where a musical boarding school was located *one built in 1882 on Main and Commercial streets "next to Litchenberger's", between Court and First streets *one at Third and Main streets in 1892 *another at the northeast corner of Second Street and

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in 1897 The Fourth and Spring Hellman building was erected in 1903. It was designed by architect

Alfred Rosenheim Alfred Faist Rosenheim, F.A.I.A. (June 10, 1859 – September 9, 1943) was an architect born in St. Louis, Missouri and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He was one of the leading architects in Los Angeles, California in the ...

. It took the place of a house originally built by Hellman, a small wooden cottage, designed by Kysor & Mathews in 1875.''Los Angeles Herald'' 25 June 1875.

References

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