{"nrhp_refnum":"92000834","name":"Hollywood Melrose Hotel","other_names":["Melrose Arms"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5150--70 Melrose Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.08344746500006,"lon":-118.31335963299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick mixed-use building at 5150-70 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, built in 1927 and designed by architect S. Charles Lee. It was originally the Hollywood Melrose Hotel and later known as Melrose Arms.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an excellent, well-preserved example of S. Charles Lee's early mixed-use residential work, completed before he became known for Art Deco movie palaces. Its Norman Revival style, unusual materials and high integrity set it apart on the Melrose streetscape. It also reflects the neighborhood's ties to nearby movie studios.","narrative":"Built in 1927 at the corner of Wilton Place and Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, this three-story brick building combines street-level shops with two floors of residential space. Originally the Hollywood Melrose Hotel and later called Melrose Arms, it was designed by Los Angeles architect S. Charles Lee for developer J. Vance Troyer. Its Norman Revival design includes three tall gables, polychromatic brickwork, terra cotta quoining and a small pyramidal turret. Lee's original plans show a bank, a market, a drugstore and storefronts below, with hotel rooms above for visitors and studio technicians working nearby. It was listed for its architecture. The building retains a high degree of integrity and shows an early phase of Lee's career, before he became known for Art Deco movie theaters. Its Norman Revival style also contrasted with the Spanish Colonial Revival character common in the community at the time. Restoration work has repaired the storefronts, lobby and hotel rooms.","period_of_significance":"1927","architect_builder":"Lee, S. Charles","architectural_style":"Norman Revival (Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Retail on the ground floor and apartments above; the building has been restored, repaired and seismically retrofitted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.868541-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92000834.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000834/0641ccf2d6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000834/0641ccf2d6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hollywood_Melrose_Hotel_(Monte_Cristo_Island_Apartments).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:Hollywood_Melrose_Hotel_(Monte_Cristo_Island_Apartments).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859208","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Melrose_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5882835"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/hollywood-melrose-hotel-92000834/"}