Higgins Building, Los Angeles

Name: Higgins Building
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#641 among attractions in Los Angeles

Beaux-Arts architecture

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The Higgins Building is a proto-Modernist concrete framed building rendered in the Beaux-Arts style located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1910 by owner Thomas Higgins, an Irish American, the 10-story building was originally used for office space. The Engineers and Architects were Albert C. Martin, Sr. and A.L. Haley. It has been designated as a historical monument by the City as Historic-Cultural Monument #873. Although designed as an eight story high building, it was decided during the construction stage to add two additional floors in order to hold the reputation as being the highest building in the city centre. ()

Coordinates: 34°3'4"N, 118°14'42"W

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Central Los Angeles (Downtown Los Angeles)Los Angeles United States

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Higgins Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Children's Museum of Los Angeles, Skirball Cultural Center, City Hall, The Smell.

~1060 ftN
Museum
Children's Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
6 min walk • The Children's Museum of Los Angeles is an interactive haven that sparks the imagination and creativity of its young visitors. Nestled in the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles, this family-friendly destination is dedicated to providing children with an immersive...
~720 ftNE
Museum, Art museum, Postmodern architecture
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
4 min walk • Nestled in the hills of Los Angeles, the Skirball Cultural Center stands as a vibrant testament to the preservation and exploration of Jewish heritage and American democratic ideals. This multifaceted museum, established in 1996, offers a rich tapestry of culture...
~1110 ftNE
1928 landmark with an observation deck
City Hall, Los Angeles
6 min walk • Los Angeles City Hall stands as an enduring symbol of the city's governance and history. Completed in 1928, this iconic building towers over the downtown skyline at 32 stories, reaching a height of 454 feet. It is not only a functioning government hub but also a...
~360 ftSW
Nightlife, Dancing
The Smell, Los Angeles
2 min walk • The Smell is an all-ages, alcohol and drug-free, punk rock and experimental music venue in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The Smell, notable for its DIY ethic, is home to many of the area's avant-garde performers and artists.
~960 ftW
Landmark site with a Victorian interior
Bradbury Building, Los Angeles
5 min walk • The Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Built in 1893, the five-story office building is best known for its extraordinary skylit atrium of access walkways, stairs and elevators, and their ornate ironwork.
~1540 ftW
Bridge, Scenic railroads, Historical place
Angels Flight, Los Angeles
8 min walk • Angels Flight is a landmark and historic 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California.
~1640 ftN
Park
Grand Park, Los Angeles
8 min walk • Grand Park is a 12-acre park located in the civic center of Los Angeles, California. First developed in 1966 as the 'Civic Center Mall' with plazas, fountains and a Court of Flags,it is now a part of the larger redevelopment known as the Grand Avenue Project, with its first phase having opened in July 2012.
~940 ftW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles
5 min walk • The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in 1917 with the premiere of William S. Hart's The Silent Man.
~810 ftSE
Valley
Los Angeles Basin, Los Angeles
4 min walk • The Los Angeles Basin is a sedimentary basin located in southern California, in a region known as the Peninsular Ranges. The basin is also connected to an anomalous group of east-west trending chains of mountains collectively known as the Transverse Ranges.
~1630 ftNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Los Angeles Mall, Los Angeles
8 min walk • The Los Angeles Mall is a small shopping center and series of plazas at the Los Angeles Civic Center, between Main and Los Angeles Streets on the north and south sides of Temple Street, connected by both a pedestrian bridge and a tunnel.
~1610 ftNE
Monuments and statues
Triforium, Los Angeles
8 min walk • Triforium is a 60-foot high, concrete public art sculpture mounted with 1,494 Venetian glass prisms, light bulbs, and an internal 79-bell carillon located at Fletcher Bowron Square in the Los Angeles Mall at Temple and Main streets in the Civic Center district of Downtown Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Higgins Building?

Nearby attractions include Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Los Angeles Police Department Memorial for Fallen Officers, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Caltrans District 7 Headquarters, Los Angeles (3 min walk), Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles (4 min walk).

How to get to Higgins Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Higgins Building:

Bus

Broadway & 3rd • Lines: 4 (4 min walk)
Spring Street & 1st Street • Lines: J (6 min walk)

Metro

Civic Center/Grand Park • Lines: B, D (7 min walk)
Pershing Square • Lines: B, D (10 min walk)

Light rail

Union Station • Lines: L (18 min walk)
7th Street/Metro Center • Lines: A, E (21 min walk)

Train

Los Angeles Union Station (18 min walk)