| Higgins Building | |
|---|---|
| Former names | County of Los Angeles Engineering Building |
| Alternative names | Higgins Lofts |
| General information | |
| Type | Offices (1910) Loft condominiums (as of 2005) |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Address | 108 West 2nd Street |
| Town or city | Los Angeles, California 90012 |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Construction started | 1909 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Inaugurated | 1910 |
| Renovated | 1998 - 2006 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Design and construction | |
| Client | Thomas Higgins |
| Owner | Thomas Higgins (1910) |
| Architect | Albert C. Martin, Sr. A.L. Haley |
| Reference #: | 873 |
| References | |
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The Higgins Building is a proto-Modernist building rendered in the Beaux-Arts style located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1910 by owner Thomas Higgins, an Irish American, the 10-story building was originally used for office space. The architects were Albert C. Martin, Sr. and A.L. Haley.[2]It has been designated as a historical monument by the City as Historic-Cultural Monument #873.
The Higgins Building basement contained the city's first privately-owned power plant. General Petroleum occupied six floors of the building for 15 years beginning in 1934. The building also housed the Los Angeles County Engineer Department for 25 years from 1952 until 1977.
After spending many years derelict and underwater, the building was finally rescued by entrepreneurs Andrew Meieran and Marc Smith. Developer Barry Shy converted the upstairs offices into rental lofts in 2003 (later converted to condominiums in 2005); and Meieran and Smith opened The Edison in 2007, a post-industrial steampunk-styled nightclub in the building's basement.[3][4][5][6] The building has also been a filming location for several movies and television shows.
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