Ravenswood Apartments
- Architect
- Max Maltzman
- Year
- 1930
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Los Angeles, CA
- Collection
- l.a. deco
The Ravenswood is an Art Deco apartment building at 570 North Rossmore Avenue in Hancock Park, designed by Max Maltzman and built by Paramount Pictures in 1930, just five blocks from the studio's lot on Melrose Avenue. Mae West lived in the penthouse from the building's opening until her death in 1980, and her investment in the property reportedly saved its owners from bankruptcy, a rescue that overturned their original plan to bar her boyfriend, boxer William "Gorilla" Jones, from entering. The building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2003.
the building
Star-studded roster. Beyond West, past residents have included her longtime manager James Timony, who lived there until his death in 1954, along with actors Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Anna Faris at different times.
the style
Built for Paramount in 1930, the Ravenswood carries the geometric ornament typical of Art Deco apartment buildings of the era on its Rossmore Avenue facade.
More on Art Decosignificance
The Ravenswood was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #768 in 2003.
nearby
- John C. Fremont Branch
- Hollywood Studio Club
- Wilshire Branch
- Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
- Jardinette Apartments
- Guaranty Building