{"nrhp_refnum":"03000987","name":"Anderton Court Shops","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"332 N.Rodeo Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beverly Hills","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.06840136100004,"lon":-118.401876244,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-05-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story plus penthouse reinforced concrete commercial building at 332 North Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in March 1954.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion C as the only retail structure Wright designed and built in Southern California, and nationally as one of very few primarily retail buildings he designed from the ground up. It also retains a high degree of integrity and shows an early architectural use of fiberglass reinforced plastic.","narrative":"Anderton Court Shops is a small retail complex at 332 North Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and finished in March 1954. The reinforced concrete building rises three stories plus a penthouse on a narrow 50-foot frontage. An inverted V facade opens into a court, where zigzag ramps wind around a hexagonal light well topped by a lighted spire. Six shops sit at staggered half-levels, and chevron patterns repeat across piers, fascia and soffits. Budget pressures during construction led to changes, including fiberglass reinforced plastic in place of copper ornament, an early architectural use of that material. The building is considered significant as the only retail structure Wright designed and built in Southern California and one of very few primarily retail buildings he created from the ground up. Alterations such as a relocated shop entry, a smaller central display window, painted surfaces and a missing mast have not seriously affected its integrity.","period_of_significance":"1954","architect_builder":"Frank Lloyd Wright (architect); Edgar A. Griswold (builder); Joe Fabris supervised construction","architectural_style":"Modern (late period Wright); described as a play on streamline moderne and art deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in remarkably good condition and well cared for, with minor alterations; still used for retail shops and offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.718665-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/03000987.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000987/be79c3e576-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000987/be79c3e576-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"ikkoskinen","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndertonBeverlyHills1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ikkoskinen</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndertonBeverlyHills1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858919","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderton_Court_Shops","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754274"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/anderton-court-shops-03000987/"}