Security Building
- Architect
- The Parkinsons
- Year
- 1906
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Los Angeles, CA
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The Security Building is an 11-story high-rise at 500-510 South Spring Street in Downtown Los Angeles, completed in 1906 by The Parkinsons as headquarters for Security First National Bank. It was the tallest building in Los Angeles for four years after it opened. The Neoclassical tower has since been converted into residential lofts.
the building
Tallest building, briefly. When completed in 1906, the Security Building's 11 stories made it the tallest building in Los Angeles, a record it held for four years before being surpassed.
the style
Neoclassical (c. 1750–1850): Buildings modeled closely on Greek and Roman temples: grand columned porches, domes, and plain, symmetrical walls.
More on Neoclassicalsignificance
The Security Building is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #741, individually designated on February 4, 2003, and is a contributing property to the Spring Street Financial District's National Register listing. It has since been converted into residential units known as the Lofts at the Security Building.
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