{"nrhp_refnum":"87000908","name":"Beverly Wilshire Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9528 Wilshire Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beverly Hills","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.06682619000003,"lon":-118.38971398599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-06-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nine-story, E-shaped Second Renaissance Revival hotel at 9528 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California, built in 1927-1928 for developer Walter G. McCarty and designed by Walker and Eisen.","why_significant":"It was the first major hotel built in Beverly Hills since 1912 and an early anchor of commercial development on Wilshire Boulevard. It is tied to McCarty, an influential developer, and is the most prominent Beverly Hills work of the architectural firm Walker and Eisen. It has also served as a social center and a long-standing part of California's tourist industry.","narrative":"Occupying a full block on the south side of Wilshire Boulevard between Rodeo and El Camino Drives, this nine-story hotel was built in 1927-1928 for real estate developer Walter G. McCarty. Walker and Eisen designed it in the Second Renaissance Revival style, with a street-level arcade of round-headed arches, brick-clad middle floors and terra cotta upper stories. Its steel-reinforced concrete frame carries decoration that includes carved beasts, medallions and lion keystones. It opened on New Year's Eve, 1928, and was the first major hotel built in Beverly Hills since 1912. McCarty, who once owned a quarter of the city, wanted it to draw attention to his residential tracts. The hotel anchored commercial growth along Wilshire Boulevard and hosted film stars, presidents and royalty. Exterior changes and interior remodelling have occurred, and the 1971 twelve-story Beverly Wing is excluded, but the main building keeps its overall design integrity and several original interior spaces, including the Petit Trianon room and an eighth-floor apartment.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1928)","architect_builder":"Walker and Eisen (architects); William Simpson Company supervised construction","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a luxury hotel; described as excellent condition and beautifully maintained, with interior remodelling and a 1971 rear addition (the Beverly Wing) excluded from the nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.900476-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87000908.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000908/755fa2106e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000908/755fa2106e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Minnaert","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BeverlyWilshire01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnaert</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BeverlyWilshire01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858959","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Wilshire_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1630836"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/beverly-wilshire-hotel-87000908/"}