Norton Building (Los Angeles)
{{Short description|Historic building in Los Angeles, USA}}
{{for|the building in Seattle|Norton Building}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Norton Building
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| partof = Broadway Theater and Commercial District
| partof_refnum = 79000484
| designated_nrhp_type = May 9, 1979{{cite web|title=California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District|publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858983|date=May 9, 1979}}
| image = Norton Building-1.jpg
| caption = The building in 2014
| architecture =
| architect = Parkinson and Bergstrom
| location = 601-605 S. Broadway and 312 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, California
| built = 1906
| coordinates = {{coord|34.0469|-118.2525|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Los Angeles
| map_caption = Location of building in Los Angeles County
}}
Norton Building, also known as Zukors{{cite web|title=GC 1323 - Historic Sites Surveys |first=Tom|last=Sitton|publisher=Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County|url=https://nhm.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/gc_1323_historic_sites_surveys.pdf|date=2008}} and H. Jeyne Company Building, is a historic six story building located at 601-605 S. Broadway and 312 W. 6th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
History
Norton Building was designed by Parkinson and Bergstrom{{cite web|title=Norton Building, Los Angeles, CA|publisher=University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database|url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/2968/|first=Alan| last=Michelson|accessdate=November 11, 2024}} and built by John H. Norton in 1906. It was designed for heavy goods and was occupied by the H. Jeyne Company.{{cite web|title=Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)|page=2|publisher=Water and Power Associates|url=https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_LA_Buildings%20(1900%20-%201925)_2_of_6.html|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}
The building caught fire in 1935, after an acetylene tank used for exterior remodeling exploded, blowing out windows and injuring dozens. In 1940, the building facade, which had been blackened by the fire, was completely altered, but the new design complimented the time period and blended well with the rest of the district.{{cite web|title=Image / Aftermath of Norton Building fire on Sixth Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, ...|date=October 29, 1935 |publisher=University of California - Calisphere|url=https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz002dh5hz/|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Image / Bystanders look on as crews work on the Norton Building fire aftermath, ... |date=October 29, 1935 |publisher=University of California - Calisphere |url=https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz002dh5k0/|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Norton Building listed as a contributing property in the district.
In 2017, the building's upper floors were converted to housing, while the ground floor remained retail.{{cite web|title=Historic Broadway Office Building Becoming Housing|publisher=Urbanize LA|url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/historic-broadway-office-building-becoming-housing|date=February 17, 2017 |first=Steven|last=Sharp}}