The Merritt Building is a historic building on the corner of
Broadway and 8th Street in
Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
Los Angeles, California, U.S.. It was built in 1915 for
Hulett C. Merritt
Hulett Clinton Merritt (August 17, 1872 – January 13, 1956) was an American real estate developer, investor, rancher and art collector. He sold real estate in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, developed Texas City, Texas, with other businessme ...
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and it was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style by
Reid & Red.
It is 36.27 meter high, with nine storeys.
It was purchased by
Bonnis Properties, a Canadian development company, for $24 million in November 2016 and is currently undergoing renovation.
References
Commercial buildings completed in 1915
Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
Neoclassical architecture in California
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Reid & Reid buildings