Swelldom Building | |
 The building in 2014 | |
  Location of building inLos Angeles County | |
| Location | 559 S.Broadway and 305 W.6th Street,Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′49″N118°15′07″W / 34.0469°N 118.2520°W /34.0469; -118.2520 |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architect | Davis & Davis Henry F. Withey |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[1] |
Swelldom Building, also known asSun Drug Company Building,[2] is a historic three-story building located at 559 S.Broadway and 305 W.6th Street in theJewelry District andBroadway Theater District in thehistoric core ofdowntown Los Angeles.
Swelldom Building was built in 1920 withDavis & Davis andHenry F. Withey as architects.[2]Swelldom moved into the building that same year.[3]
In 1979, theBroadway Theater and Commercial District was added to theNational Register of Historic Places, with Swelldom Building listed as acontributing property in the district.[1]
Swelldom Building features anItalian Renaissance design and was built withreinforced concrete and a glazedterra cottafacade. The building originally had acast iron rooftrim, but it has since been removed.[1]Bays are used to define the building's repeating architectural elements.[4]