Swelldom Building


Swelldom Building, also known as Sun Drug Company Building and Sun Realty Building, is a historic three-story building located at 559 S. Broadway and 305 W. 6th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway [Theater District |Broadway Theater District] in the Historic Core, [Los Angeles|historic core] of downtown Los Angeles.

History

Swelldom Building was built in 1920 with Davis & Davis and Henry F. Withey as architects. Swelldom moved into the building that same year.
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National [Register of Historic Places], with Swelldom Building listed as a contributing property in the district.

Architecture and design

Swelldom Building features an Italian [Renaissance architecture|Italian Renaissance] design and was built with reinforced concrete and a glazed terra cotta facade. The building originally had a cast iron roof trim, but it has since been removed. Bays are used to define the building's repeating architectural elements.