Forve-Pettebone Building | |
%2c_510-512_S._Broadway_Los_Angeles.jpg) The building in 2019 | |
  Location of building inLos Angeles County | |
| Location | 510 S.Broadway,Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°02′51″N118°15′03″W / 34.0476°N 118.2507°W /34.0476; -118.2507 |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Robert Brown Young |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| LAHCM No. | 1125 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[2] |
| Designated LAHCM | June 14, 2016[1] |
Forve-Pettebone Building, also known asPettebone Building[3] andO.T. Johnson Building #2,[2] is a historic five-story building located at 510 S.Broadway in theBroadway Theater District in thehistoric core ofdowntown Los Angeles.
Forve-Pettebone Building was designed byRobert Brown Young and built for developerO.T. Johnson in 1905.Forve-Pettebone Company was one of the building's original tenants, and they designed and manufacturedBroadway anddowntown Los Angeles's first street lamps in the building. The building took its name from them and they moved out in 1924.[4]
In 1979, theBroadway Theater and Commercial District was added to theNational Register of Historic Places, with O.T. Johnson Building #2 listed as acontributing property in the district.[2]
The building was purchased in 2015, after which thefacade was restored and the building's interior was upgraded to modern standards.[4] The building was sold again in 2019, toSouth Korean gaming companyNHN Global Inc, for $22 million ($27.1 million in 2024). NHN Global Inc then relocated their headquarters fromKoreatown to this building.[3]
Forve-Pettebone Building is made ofbrick andsteel with a pressed-brickfacade. The building originally featuredcornice, but it has since been removed. The building's upper windows form almost solid bands.[2][5]
The building's interior featureswooden beams, exposed brick walls, and acast-iron staircase.[4]