{"nrhp_refnum":"87000082","name":"Citizens Publishing Company Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9355 Culver Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Culver City","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.02538577100006,"lon":-118.39401987199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-02-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture","Communications","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story reinforced brick and concrete newspaper and printing plant at 9355 Culver Boulevard in Culver City, California, completed in 1929 and designed by architect Orville Clark from a concept by Catherine Donovan.","why_significant":"It housed The Citizen, a weekly community newspaper that won state and national awards and became Culver City's largest and most influential paper. It is tied to publisher Eugene Donovan's civic leadership and to a printing business that produced dummy newspapers for major film studios. Its facade also combines Beaux Arts and Art Deco elements in a way that made it a local landmark.","narrative":"Built in 1929 at 9355 Culver Boulevard, this two-story reinforced brick and concrete building was made for The Citizen, a weekly newspaper, and its printing business. Eugene and Catherine Donovan commissioned it. Catherine developed the design concept, and Los Angeles architect Orville Clark, who also designed Culver City's City Hall and a fire station, carried it out. The street facade pairs a two-story arch and symmetrical Beaux Arts composition with Art Deco floral and zigzag ornament, while the other walls have a plain industrial character. The building cost $80,000, a large sum for the city then, and local suppliers provided many materials. The Citizen became the town's most influential paper and won state and national editorial and typography awards. The firm also printed hundreds of dummy newspapers each year for Hollywood studios. Publisher Eugene Donovan took an active part in Culver City civic affairs. About 2,000 people attended the building's opening reception in January 1930.","period_of_significance":"1929-1936","architect_builder":"Orville Clark, Architect","architectural_style":"Eclectic design combining Beaux Arts elements with Art Deco ornament","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, unaltered and occupied. The main interior spaces remain as built in 1929, and a mid-1940s rear annex is the only notable addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.716742-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87000082.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000082/1257b5d9e6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000082/1257b5d9e6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Eli Pousson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citizen_Publishing_Company_Building,_Culver_City.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Eli Pousson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citizen_Publishing_Company_Building,_Culver_City.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859029","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Publishing_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28058853"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/citizens-publishing-company-building-87000082/"}