A.G. Bartlett Building

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A.G. Bartlett Building
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A.G. Bartlett Building (California)
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A.G. Bartlett Building (the United States)
Alternative namesThe Bartlett
Bartlett Building Lofts
Seventh Street Lofts
Union Oil Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential condominiums
Location215 West Seventh Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′41″N118°15′06″W / 34.0446°N 118.2517°W / 34.0446; -118.2517
Completed1911
Height
Roof57.9 m (190 ft)
Technical details
Floor count14
Floor area160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s) John B. Parkinson
Edwin Bergstrom
Other information
Number of units130
A.G. Bartlett Building
Architectural style Beaux Arts
Part of Spring Street Financial District (ID79000489)
Designated CP1979
References
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The A.G. Bartlett Building is a 14-floor building at 215 West Seventh Street in Downtown Los Angeles. When completed in 1911, it was the tallest building in the city for five years.

It is within the Spring Street Financial District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

The Bartlett Building was designed by John B. Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom, in the Beaux Arts style, as the first of several Union Oil Buildings, i.e. buildings that the Union Oil Co. occupied in succession. It the company's first permanent presence in Los Angeles. PBS SoCal noted: "When the new 14-story building opened, many smaller oil companies rented offices there, including oilman George Franklin Getty. Getty's Minnesota Oil Company stayed in the building for 15 years, during which his famous son, J. Paul Getty, joined him when he became of working age. It was converted to lofts in 2002 and is a designated national, California and Los Angeles landmark." [5]

The building was converted to 130 residential loft condominium units, and ground floor retail spaces in 2002, under the Los Angeles Adaptive Reuse Ordinance. [6]

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