Continental Building facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Continental Building
Alternative names	Braly Building Hibernian Building Union Trust Building Old Bank District Apartments
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential condominiums
Location	408 South Spring Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°02′55″N 118°14′54″W / 34.0486°N 118.2482°W / 34.0486; -118.2482
Completed	1903
Owner	Old Financial District LP
Height
Roof	45.87 m (150.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	13
Floor area	56.5 million sq in (365 million cm2)
Design and construction
Architect	John Parkinson George Edwin Bergstrom Killefer Flammang Architects
Continental Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Part of	Spring Street Financial District (ID1979000489)
Designated CP	1979

The Continental Building, formerly Braly Block, is a 151 ft (46 m), 13-story high-rise residential building at 408 South Spring Street in the Historic Core of Los Angeles. When completed in 1903, it was the city's first high-rise building, and remained the tallest commercial building for fifty-three years. Shortly after the building was completed, the Los Angeles City Council enacted a 150 ft (46 m) height restriction on future buildings that remained until the 1950s.

The Continental Building is part of the Spring Street Financial District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gallery

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  Continental Building - 408 S. Spring Street
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  Continental Building when home to the German American Savings Bank, 1908