{"nrhp_refnum":"02001257","name":"Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5800 Sunset Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.09792539000006,"lon":-118.31716053099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-framed, stucco-clad Classical Revival office building at 5800 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, built in 1923 on the original Warner Brothers studio lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its strong association with Warner Brothers Pictures and the development of the motion picture industry. It housed the studio's executive offices from 1923 until the executives moved to Burbank in 1930. Jack Warner, Darryl Zanuck and Hal Wallis all had offices there during the sound-film era.","narrative":"Facing Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, this two-story stucco office building was built in 1923 as the executive headquarters of Warner Brothers Pictures. Its Classical design features a second-story colonnade of Doric columns, French doors, and a denticulated cornice. Jack Warner, Darryl Zanuck and Hal Wallis worked here while the studio introduced sound films with Don Juan and The Jazz Singer, shot on the adjoining Stage 9. The executives moved to Burbank in 1930, and by 1939 parts of the lot, including this building, were converted to other uses, including a bowling alley and cafe. Additions came in the 1940s and 1965, the latter known as the Gene Autry Wing. A certified rehabilitation completed in 2002 cleaned the exterior, restored the main entrance and windows, and uncovered Jack Warner's original Art Deco bathroom ceiling. The building retains integrity of location, design, feeling and association, and is recognized for its link to Warner Brothers from 1923 to 1938.","period_of_significance":"1923-38","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th Century & 20th Century Revival; Classical Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Substantially intact and in excellent condition after a certified rehabilitation completed in 2002; the building is in office use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.792717-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/02001257.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001257/c5b7e643ea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001257/c5b7e643ea-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Doncram","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ExecutiveOfficeBldg_OldWarnerBrosStudio_nowKTLA_comd.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doncram</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ExecutiveOfficeBldg_OldWarnerBrosStudio_nowKTLA_comd.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859098","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Warner_Brothers_Studios","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4439850"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/executive-office-building-old-warner-brothers-studio-02001257/"}