Nirvana Apartments

Nirvana Apartments
The building in 2017
Interactive map of the Nirvana Apartments area
General information
TypeApartment hotel
Architectural style
Oriental vernacular
Location1775-1781 North Orange Dr. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°06′14″N 118°20′32″W / 34.10387°N 118.34228°W / 34.10387; -118.34228
Completed
1925
Design and construction
ArchitectE.M. Erdaly
DesignatedJuly 13, 2005
Reference no.816

Nirvana Apartments is a historic apartment hotel located at 1775-1781 North Orange Drive in Hollywood, California. It was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 816 in 2005.

History

Nirvana Apartments was designed by E. M. Erdaly and built in 1925.[1] Originally built as an apartment hotel,[2] at one point the building contained the most expensive apartments in Hollywood.[3] Lili Damita was a former resident.[4]

The building was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 816 on July 13, 2005.[5]

Architecture and design

Nirvana Apartments is four stories[6] and features an Oriental vernacular design[1] that includes brick cladding,[6] rectangular massing, a symmetrical facade, a flat roof, a parapet, sheet metal and cast stone detailing, and divided light wood casement and double-hung windows.[7] The city of Los Angeles has described the design as "fantastical".[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Nirvana Apartments". City of Los Angeles. 2005 – via Historical Marker Database.
  2. ↑ Nissel, Alan T. (2024). "Welcome to the Apartment Hotel California" (PDF). Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law. 33 (1). American Bar Association.
  3. ↑ "Here's what you should know about the Hollywood Fault". ABC7. July 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Pringle, Henry F. (October 19, 1929). "Little Narcissus". The New Yorker.
  5. ↑ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Halifax Apartments". National Park Service. September 16, 1998. p. 13.
  7. ↑ "The Nirvana Apartments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. June 15, 2005.
  8. ↑ "Historic Resources Survey - Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. p. 104. Grauman's Chinese Theater ... and the Nirvana Apartments, located at 1775 Orange Drive and a local Historic-Cultural Monument, are both designed in a fantastical "Chinese" Revival style.
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