{"nrhp_refnum":"99000765","name":"Los Altos Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4121 Wilshire Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.06212022700004,"lon":-118.31758136399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-07-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story, H-shaped Spanish Colonial Revival apartment building at 4121 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, built in 1925, with an associated one-story auto garage to the north at 626 South Bronson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an excellent local example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, especially as applied to a luxury apartment-hotel. It cites the quality of its ornamentation, public spaces and unusual units. It was one of the most fashionable apartment buildings on Wilshire Boulevard and may have been the first cooperatively owned building in Los Angeles.","narrative":"Los Altos Apartments, at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Bronson Avenue in Los Angeles, is a five-story Spanish Colonial Revival building completed in 1925. Architect Edward B. Rust designed it for developers Luther Mayo and Preston Wright. Its H-shaped plan forms an entry courtyard with a fountain, screened from the street by an ornate entablature with Churrigueresque detail. Inside, a grand lobby has decorated piers, notched ceiling beams and a large fireplace. A matching garage to the north is counted as a second contributing structure. Marketed as a luxury apartment-hotel, the building was among the most fashionable on Wilshire and may have been the city's first cooperatively owned apartment house. Residents included Marion Davies, Clara Bow, Ava Gardner and Judy Garland. It was recognized for the quality of its design and detailing as an excellent local example of its style. A rehabilitation in 1996-1998 restored public spaces, windows and courtyards, and it remains in apartment use.","period_of_significance":"1925","architect_builder":"Rust, Edward B. (architect); Mayo, Luther (Builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used as rental apartments, some set aside as affordable housing; underwent a certified rehabilitation in 1996-1998.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.567513-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/99000765.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000765/40c0b4c05f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000765/40c0b4c05f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Altos_Apartments,_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:Los_Altos_Apartments,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859277","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Altos_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6681895"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/los-altos-apartments-99000765/"}