{"nrhp_refnum":"04000595","name":"Young's Market Company Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1610 W. Seventh St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.05403982300004,"lon":-118.27140960799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-06-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story Italian Renaissance Revival commercial building with a mezzanine and basement at 1610 W. Seventh Street, Los Angeles, built in 1924 and designed by architect Charles F. Plummer for the Young's Market Company.","why_significant":"The building is the oldest and most significant structure associated with Young's Market Company, the oldest wholesale grocer in Southern California, and relates to the history of commerce in Los Angeles. It was also one of the first and most opulent supermarkets in the city and the oldest still standing. It is considered one of the best examples of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in Los Angeles.","narrative":"Young's Market Company built this four-story market and headquarters at Seventh Street and Union Avenue in Los Angeles in 1924, with a mezzanine and basement. Designed by Charles F. Plummer in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, it has a granite base, limestone-clad walls, arched openings, bronze windows and screens, and a terra cotta cornice. A polychromatic frieze shows Florentine-styled figures carrying goods to market. The company began in 1888 and grew into the oldest wholesale grocer in Southern California. Its flagship store here was among the most lavish markets in the region, offering specialty departments, catering and deliveries to wealthy customers. The retail store closed in 1940, and the company left in 1958. Later uses included a hardware store, artists' lofts and a flea market. Fire and looting in 1992 damaged the interior and storefronts. The building was recognized for its link to Los Angeles commerce and as a leading example of its architectural style.","period_of_significance":"1924","architect_builder":"Plummer, Charles F., architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Exterior largely unaltered since 1924; interior substantially altered and damaged in the 1992 riots. A certified rehabilitation was in progress, with upper floors being converted to residential lofts and the ground floor planned as retail.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.778796-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/04000595.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000595/400ac690d0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000595/400ac690d0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young%27s_Market_Company_Building.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</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:Young%27s_Market_Company_Building.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859646","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%27s_Market_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8057813"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/youngs-market-company-building-04000595/"}