Hallmark Building (Hollywood, California)

Coordinates: 34°06′05″N 118°19′39″W / 34.1015°N 118.3276°W

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Hallmark Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

The building in 2024
Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location	6324 W. Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
Coordinates	34°06′05″N 118°19′39″W / 34.1015°N 118.3276°W / 34.1015; -118.3276
Built	1922, 1931
Architect	Morgan, Walls & Clements
Architectural style	Chateauesque
Part of	Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District (ID85000704)
Designated CP	April 4, 1985

The Hallmark Building is a historic two-story commercial building located at 6324 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

History

The Hallmark building was built in 1922^[1] and throughout the 1920s was home to Albert Witzel's photography studio.^[2] In 1931, Morgan, Walls & Clements remodeled the building in the Chateauesque style.^[1]

In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with the Hallmark Building listed as a contributing property in the district.^[1]

In 1993, the building was sold for $1.3 million.^[3]

Architecture

Hallmark Building was remodeled in the Chateauesque style in 1931. A steep hipped roof is central to the building, as are thin windows in the pedimented bay. The second story also features numerous Regency details.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ Martin Turnbull (September 23, 2024). "Looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd from Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1920s". martinturnbull.com.
^ "6324 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028". PropertyShark. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

Greater Hollywood

Districts and
neighborhoods

Businesses

Bars and
restaurants

Cemeteries

Hotels

Museums

Shopping

Studios

Motion picture	CBS Columbia Jim Henson KCET Paramount Raleigh Red Sunset Bronson Sunset Gower Sunset Las Palmas
Music	Boulevard Capitol Cherokee Conway Delicious Vinyl EastWest Electro-Vox Henson The Mansion Record Plant Sound Factory Sunset Sound United Western

Theaters

Live	Dolby El Centro Fonda Ford Fountain Hollywood Bowl Hollywood Palladium Hotel Café Jumbo's Magic Castle Pack Pantages Ricardo Montalbán Upright Citizens Brigade
Motion picture	Arclight Chinese Cinerama Dome Egyptian El Capitan Fox Hollywood Pacific Ritz Theatre Tiki Adult Vogue Vine Vista

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of interest

Buildings

NRHP

List of contributing properties in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District

Office

Residences
- Andalusia
- Bonita
- C.E. Toberman
- Carlotta
- El Cabrillo
- Halifax
- Highland-Camrose
- Hollyhock
- Hollywood Tower
- Jardinette
- John Sowden
- Montecito
- Samuel Freeman
- St. Andrews
- Stahl
- Storer
- Whitley

Other

Other

Office

Religious

Residences
- Argyle
- Château Élysée
- Chemosphere
- Garber
- Lookout Mountain
- Ojai
- Ravenswood
- Shulman
- Wattles

Retail

Hospitals

Parks

Schools

Entertainment	Academy of Dramatic Arts AFI Conservatory Emerson Hollywood Gnomon Los Angeles Film School Los Angeles Recording School Musical and Dramatic Academy Musicians Institute Stella Adler
Other	Braille Institute Helen Bernstein Hollywood High Immaculate Heart Los Angeles City College Rose and Alex Pilibos West Coast University

Scientology

Walks
of fame

Other

Transportation

Metro

Streets

East-west	Fountain Franklin Hollywood Melrose Mulholland Santa Monica Sunset
North-south	Cahuenga Gower Highland La Brea Normandie Vermont Vine Western Wilcox
Intersections	Gower Gulch Hollywood and Vine Squares Armenian Genocide Memorial Berry Gordy Bob Hope Carmen Miranda Ian Campbell Morris Kight Raymond Chandler Theo Wilson