J. E. Carr Building | |
 The building in 2014 | |
  Location of building inLos Angeles County | |
| Location | 644 S.Broadway,Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′44″N118°15′10″W / 34.04555°N 118.25266°W /34.04555; -118.25266 |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Robert Brown Young |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[1] |
J. E. Carr Building, also known as theJoseph E. Carr Building andBrooks Building, is a historic eight story high-rise located at 644 S.Broadway in theBroadway Theater District in thehistoric core ofdowntown Los Angeles.
J. E. Carr Building was designed byRobert Brown Young and built in 1908.[1] The building opened in 1909, at which point it housed a furniture company. In the 1940s, the building housedBrooks Clothing, for which the building was later renamed Brooks Building. Other clothing stores were located in the building in the 1970s.[2][3]
In 1979, theBroadway Theater and Commercial District was added to theNational Register of Historic Places, with J. E. Carr Building listed as acontributing property in the district.[1]
By 2017, the building was mostly empty, with the upper floors vacant since the 1980s. Plans to convert the building to residential with a ground floorbar were announced in the mid-2010s. Previous plans for the building included converting it into anautomated parking system.[2][3][4]
J. E. Carr Building was built withsteel reinforced concrete and an enamelledterra cotta andbrickfacade. It features aRenaissance Revival design that includes heavycornice, arched windows, and an unusually high amount ofplate glass for its time period.[1][2][5]