{"nrhp_refnum":"84000843","name":"Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco","other_names":["Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,Los Angeles Branch"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"409 W. Olympic Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.04279954400005,"lon":-118.25954205099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story, steel-frame, granite-clad bank building at 409 West Olympic Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, opened in 1930 as the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, with a matching 1953 addition.","why_significant":"It was designed by the prominent Los Angeles firm Parkinson and Parkinson and is one of the earliest and finest examples of Classical Moderne architecture in Los Angeles. It marked the firm's shift from Beaux Arts and Art Deco design to Moderne. It is tied to a major financial institution, kept its integrity, and received an A.I.A. Honor Award in 1939.","narrative":"Rising five stories at the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Olive Street, this granite-clad bank building opened in 1930 as the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Architects John and Donald Parkinson gave it heavy geometric massing, recessed lead spandrels, brass grillwork, and carved reliefs of eagles and predatory animals by sculptor Edgar Walter. It is considered one of the earliest and most refined examples of Classical Moderne design in Los Angeles, and it shows the Parkinsons moving away from Beaux Arts detail toward a stripped, monumental style. A 1953 addition by Woodford and Bernard matches the original in materials and detail. Inside, the main banking room keeps its coffered ceiling, marble floors and travertine walls. The building anchors the southwestern edge of the downtown financial district, and its design won an A.I.A. Honor Award in 1939. It has served the same tenant throughout.","period_of_significance":"1929-1930","architect_builder":"Architects: Parkinson and Parkinson; Builder: P.J. Walker Construction Co","architectural_style":"Classical Moderne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition; the original 1930 building is unaltered except for a matching 1953 addition, and the main banking room is largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.457283-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/84000843.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000843/1c1be83c92-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000843/1c1be83c92-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_San_Francisco,_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:Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_San_Francisco,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859105","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5440392"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/federal-reserve-bank-of-san-francisco-84000843/"}