Stimson Building
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| (ca. 1907)* - Looking north on Spring Street toward Third Street with the beautiful Stimson Building seen on the NE corner. |
Historical Notes The 1893-built Stimson Building, a six story Richardsonian Romanesque office building with an observation tower, stood on the NE corner of Spring and 3rd streets until 1963…today a parking lot. |
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| (ca. 1908)*- Looking east on Third Street at Spring Street showing the Stimson Building on the NE corner. The six-story stone masonry building with cupola and projecting bays was located at 256 South Spring Street. |
Historical Notes The Stimson Building was designed by Carroll H. Brown in 1893 for Thomas D. Stimson, a lumber magnate from Michigan. The building is six stories tall and was one of the first high-rise buildings in Los Angeles at the time it was built. The building was one of the most expensive residences when built, costing about $150,000. The Stimson Building is a grand Romanesque Revival office block. |
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| (1920)* - Stimson Building, northeast corner of Third and Spring Streets with The Owl Drug Co. located on the corner ground floor. |
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| (1950)* - View of six-story, turreted Stimson block at northwest corner of third and Spring Streets. Paraiso Restaurant on the corner ground floor. |
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| (1955)* - The Stimson Building located at 256 South Spring Street. |
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| (1959)* - Looking north on Spring Street showing the Stimson Building (NE corner of Spring and 3rd ) with the National Title Building across the street (SE corner). |
Then and Now
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| (1907 vs 2023)* - Looing north on Spring Street toward Third Street. |
Historical Notes The 1893-built Stimson Building, a six story Richardsonian Romanesque office building with an observation tower, stood on the NE corner of Spring and 3rd streets until 1963…today a parking lot. |
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