{"nrhp_refnum":"83001184","name":"Bryson Apartment Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2701 Wilshire Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.06114037900005,"lon":-118.28235109599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ten-story, U-shaped reinforced concrete apartment hotel at Wilshire and Rampart Boulevards in Los Angeles, built in 1912-13 to designs by Noonan & Kysor and constructed by F. O. Engstrum.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a locally significant example of Beaux Arts mid-rise design that used an innovative concrete construction process. It is the work of respected local architects Frederick Noonan and Charles H. Kysor and is tied to developer Hugh Bryson and the Engstrum construction firm. It also catered to people in the early film industry.","narrative":"Rising ten stories at the corner of Wilshire and Rampart Boulevards in Los Angeles, this U-shaped reinforced concrete apartment hotel opened in January 1913 after construction began in June 1912. Architects Frederick Noonan and Charles H. Kysor drew on Beaux Arts design, with Classical Revival and Mediterranean touches, and covered the facade in terra-cotta ornament, including paired lion sculptures holding a cartouche at the recessed entry. Builder F. O. Engstrum used gravity-flow concrete distribution, an innovative method for high-rise work, and the building was among the first fireproof apartment structures of its time. The top floor held a ballroom, music room, card room, billiard room and club rooms. Developer Hugh W. Bryson owned it first, and its amenities and location appealed to theatrical and motion picture people. Later changes include a reduced cornice, white paint over the terra-cotta and a 1971 interior modernization, yet the lobby retains marble, brass and original fixtures.","period_of_significance":"1912-13","architect_builder":"Noonan & Kysor, Architects; F. O. Engstrum, Building Contractor","architectural_style":"Beaux Arts, with Classical Revival and Mediterranean elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and altered; the interior was modernized in 1971 and the tenth floor has been stripped of partitions and finishes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.1545-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/83001184.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001184/5f4772d69e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001184/5f4772d69e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryson_Apartment_Hotel,_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:Bryson_Apartment_Hotel,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858989","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryson_Apartment_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q995338"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/bryson-apartment-hotel-83001184/"}