Sovereign Hotel (California)

Sovereign Hotel
Sovereign Hotel, 2008
Location Santa Monica, California
Coordinates 34°1′13″N 118°30′7″W / 34.02028°N 118.50194°W / 34.02028; -118.50194Coordinates: 34°1′13″N 118°30′7″W / 34.02028°N 118.50194°W / 34.02028; -118.50194
Built 1928[1]
Architect Meyer-Radon, Kurt;[1] Anglo American Building Company
Architectural style Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 97001236 [2]
SMHL # 31
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 24, 1997
Designated SMHL

January 8, 1996

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The Sovereign is a large five-story, 130 unit apartment building in Santa Monica, California, USA. Built in 1928, it was designed by architect Kurt Meyer-Radon and the Anglo American Building Company in the Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival styles.

The building contains primarily single apartments and one bedroom apartments, many of which are currently under rent control.

In the 1930s, the Sovereign’s operation appears to have transitioned to include a more traditional hotel format with the construction of the small wing that may have contained a dining room. The street level sign identifying the building as the “Sovereign Hotel” also dates from this era.[3]

In Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide, David Gebhard and Robert Winter, wrote, "There was no reticence here on the part of the architect in showing how many Spanish Colonial Revival forms and details could be used."

The Sovereign Hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "City of Santa Monica Designated Landmarks" (PDF). City of Santa Monica.
  2. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. "Sovereign Apartments/Hotel". http://www.smconservancy.org/. Santa Monica Conservancy. External link in |website= (help)

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  1. http://www.smconservancy.org/property/sovereign-apartmentshotel/
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