US Post Office-Hollywood Station
Why it's listed
Hollywood Station is a small post office on Wilcox Avenue, half a block south of Hollywood Boulevard. Completed in 1937, it is built of reinforced concrete with cast stone ornament limited to fluting and floral patterns. The front is symmetrical, with a taller central section flanked by two single-story wings, and the original bronze and glass entrance doors and bronze light fixtures remain. Inside, the lobby keeps its terrazzo floor, limestone wainscoting, fluted marble pilasters and wrought iron registers. A low-relief mahogany panel by Gordon Newell and Sherry Peticolos, commissioned under the Treasury Relief Art Program, shows a figure holding two horses; locals call it a Pony Express rider, though the text doubts this. The building was listed as an almost archetypal Starved Classical post office, a classical design in modernist form that kept its integrity despite a 1960s access ramp and rear workroom additions not visible from the street.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a rare, intact and almost archetypal example of Starved Classical style, a mid-1930s post office, and is exceptionally significant to Hollywood and California despite being under 50 years old. It also contains a Treasury Relief Art Project wood relief sculpture by Gordon Newell and Sherry Peticolos in the lobby.
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 85000130, listed January 11, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1615 N. Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Listed | January 11, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85000130 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1937 |
| Architectural style | Starved Classical |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied and in government use as a post office; condition listed as excellent and altered, with a 1960s access ramp and workroom additions. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 34.10007, -118.33134 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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 85000130.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q2466371
- This listing as JSON
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