Herman W. Hellman Building

The Herman W. Hellman Building is a historic building in Downtown Los Angeles.^[1][2]

The Hellman Building in 2008.

Not to be confused with Isaias W. Hellman Office Building.

Location

The Hellman Building is located on the corner of Fourth and Spring streets, in the Old Bank District.^[1][3]

History

Old picture of the Hellman Building in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Herman W. Hellman building was erected in 1903 by Herman W. Hellman, a German-born American Jewish businessman and banker.^[1] It was designed by architect Alfred Rosenheim.^[1][3]

It took the place of a house originally built by Hellman, a small wooden cottage, designed by Kysor & Mathews in 1875.^[4]

More recently, the building has been converted into the HWH Luxury Living apartments.^[5]

Hellman built other buildings also known as "Hellman Building" (also "H. W. Hellman Building", "New Hellman Building"):^[6]

• one mentioned in 1876 on Third Street between Main Street and Spring streets, where a musical boarding school was located^[7]
• one built in 1882 on Main and Commercial streets "next to Litchenberger's", between Court and First streets^[8]
• one at Third and Main streets in 1892^[9]
• another at the northeast corner of Second Street and Broadway in 1897^[10]