{"nrhp_refnum":"05001496","name":"Hotel Chancellor","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3191 W. Seventh St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.06011147400005,"lon":-118.29447113599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story residential hotel at 3191 West Seventh Street in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles, California, built in 1924-25 and designed by architect Milton M. Friedman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant under Criterion C at the local level as an elegant multi-story residential property in a period revival style, from the 1920s development near Wilshire Boulevard. It is described as a rare surviving example of Beaux-Arts design applied to multi-family housing in the area. It also reflects the neighborhood's growth after the Ambassador Hotel opened in 1921.","narrative":"Built in 1924-25 at the northeast corner of West Seventh Street and Berendo Avenue, this five-story residential hotel in Los Angeles's Wilshire Center was designed by local architect Milton M. Friedman. It has a U-shaped plan with double-loaded corridors, brick walls with cast-concrete detailing, and a decorative Beaux-Arts entrance with twisted colonettes, a broken segmental pediment and a cartouche. A roof sign dating from 1925 remains. Inside, the lobby keeps its box-beamed ceiling, plaster moldings, hexagonal tile floors and marble stairs. Originally holding 114 units, it now has 106 apartments, mostly efficiencies. It was listed for its architecture. It shows how Beaux-Arts elements were applied to a modest multi-family building during the 1920s boom that followed the Ambassador Hotel's opening across the street, and it is considered a rare surviving example of the style in this setting. After a recent rehabilitation, it serves as housing for low and moderate income residents.","period_of_significance":"1924","architect_builder":"Friedman, Milton M.","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Recently rehabilitated following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards; currently used as housing for residents with low and moderate incomes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.808879-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/05001496.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001496/b18a6c5645-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001496/b18a6c5645-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Chancellor,_Los_Angeles.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:Hotel_Chancellor,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859220","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Chancellor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5911353"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/hotel-chancellor-05001496/"}