Baine Building

Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

United States historic place


Baine Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

The building in 2024
34°06′07″N 118°20′01″W / 34.1019°N 118.3336°W / 34.1019; -118.3336
Built	1926
Architect	Henry L. Gogerty Carl Jules Weyl
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial Revival
Part of	Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District (ID85000704)
Designated CP	April 4, 1985

The Baine Building, also known as Baine Studio Building, is a historic building located at 6601 W. Hollywood Boulevard and 1709 Whitley Avenue in Hollywood, California.

History

Baine Building, 1927

The Baine Building was built in 1926 by architecture firm Gogerty & Weyl, the duo also responsible for the nearby Shane Building and Palace Theater. This three-story building was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, with Merchants National Trust and Savings Bank occupying the first two floors and building owner Harry M. Baine's penthouse on the third.^[1]

In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Baine Building listed as a contributing property in the district.^[2]

Architecture

Wrought iron grillwork, Churrigueresque ornament

The United States Department of the Interior considers Baine Building a prime example of Spanish Colonial Revival. Elements of the style featured include a red tiled roof, smooth facade, wrought iron grillwork and balconies, Churrigueresque ornament, and a corner tower. The building itself is made of reinforced concrete and stucco, with ornamental pilasters, arched windows, deeply inset bulls-eye windows, and an elaborate scallop corner entrance. The second story windows, while appearing stationary, turn on a central pivot.^[2]^[3]

The Whitley Building at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was modeled after the Baine Building and named after Whitley Avenue, the cross street the Baine Building is located on.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Early Views of Hollywood (1920 +)". Water and Power Associates. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
^ "Baine Building - Hollywood Historic Site". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ Werner Weiss (January 18, 2008). "Real Buildings that Inspired Disney's California Adventure, Part 2". yesterland.com.

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