Hollywood Studio Building
{{Short description|Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Hollywood Studio Building
| nocat = yes
| nrhp_type = cp
| partof = Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District
| partof_refnum = 85000704
| image = Hollywood toys bldg.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = The building in 2024
| location = 6554 W. Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
| coordinates = {{coord|34.101|-118.333|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Los Angeles
| map_caption = Location of building in Los Angeles County
| built = 1927
| architect = Henry L. Gogerty
Carl Jules Weyl
| architecture = Spanish Colonial Revival
| designated_nrhp_type = April 4, 1985
}}
Hollywood Studio Building, formerly the Hollywood Toys building, is a historic two-story building located at 6554 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
History
Hollywood Studio Building was built in 1927 by Henry L. Gogerty and Carl Jules Weyl, the architectural duo also responsible for the nearby Palace Theater, Shane Building, and Baine Building.{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/236d3254-47ee-4b31-9045-c2999cc465f2/ |publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |date=April 4, 1985 |language=en-US}} The building has ground-floor retail and second-story offices, with most of the offices featuring their own fireplaces.{{Cite web|date=April 12, 2022|author=Steven Herrera |website=hollywoodpartnership.com
|url=https://hollywoodpartnership.com/post/classic-hollywood-buildings-refreshed-for-new-era|title=Classic Hollywood Buildings Refreshed for New Era}}
In 1950, Hollywood Toys & Costumes moved into the building, where they would remain until the early 1990s, when they moved one building west.{{cite web|title=Our Story & Gallery |url=https://hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com/our-story/ |website=hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com/ |access-date=16 July 2024}}
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Hollywood Toys listed as a contributing property in the district.
In March 2022, the building was re-painted to match its original color scheme.
Architecture and design
Hollywood Studio Building features Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with a red tile roof and a second story that contains Churrigueresque ornament, Moorish arched windows, ornamented colonnettes between the windows, and, most prominently, a wrought iron east window.
See also
References
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Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1927
Category:1920s architecture in the United States
Category:Revival architecture in the United States
Category:Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:Buildings and structures in Los Angeles
Category:Historic district contributing properties in California