Hotel Glendale
Also known as: Glendale Hotel
Why it's listed
Rising six stories at the corner of Broadway and Glendale Avenue, this L-shaped apartment hotel was completed in July 1925 during Glendale's rapid growth. Its brown brick upper floors sit above a smooth concrete base, and the design draws on Beaux Arts Classicism with Spanish Eclectic touches, including ornate brackets, cast concrete balustrades and cartouches. Local investors organized through a civic advancement association pursued the project for several years and overcame repeated financing failures before construction began in 1924. Architects Arthur G. Lindley and Charles R. Selkirk, who also designed the Alex Theater, planned the building. The upper floors separated short-term guests from permanent residents in apartment suites, an early California example of this arrangement. The hotel never succeeded commercially, yet it was the city's largest building of its time and only the second to exceed four stories. It is listed for its architecture. Storefronts at street level have been remodeled, and some original decoration has been lost.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is Glendale's largest and best preserved example of Beaux Arts Classical Revival commercial architecture. It was an early California example of an apartment hotel that housed short-term guests and permanent residents on different floors. It is also presented as the best architectural expression of Glendale's early-1920s development boom.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 94001197, listed October 7, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 701 E. Broadway, Glendale |
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| County | Los Angeles County |
| Listed | October 7, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94001197 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1925 |
| Architect / builder | Lindley, Arthur G. and Selkirk, Charles R., Architects; Kinne and Westerhouse, Contractors |
| Architectural style | Late 19th/20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts Classicism |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as an apartment hotel with ground-floor specialty shops and a cafe; the exterior is largely intact, though the first-floor storefronts, cornice and parapet have been altered and the interior extensively remodeled. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 34.14654, -118.24687 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 94001197.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q28058854
- This listing as JSON
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