Leland A. Bryant (1890–1954) was an architect who primarily worked in the
Los Angeles area.[1] Bryant had a short career as an architect that was ended by the
Great Depression, but constructed many large
Châteauesque apartment buildings, popular among many celebrities including
Marilyn Monroe and
John Wayne[2]
While Bryant is noted for working in all architectural styles, he focused on the French chateau architecture.[3] One of his earliest designs includes the Afton Arms Apartments in Hollywood, CA constructed in 1924. It is currently listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The
Sunset Tower (1929–1932) located on 8358 Sunset Blvd. is another notable Bryant-design building.[4] This landmark is an example of large scale
Art Deco architectural design in Los Angeles.[5] He also designed the Trianon Apartments, a French Normandy building located in
Thai Town.[6] The six-story structure, which features a round, conically roofed tower and steep-hipped slate roof, was designated Historic Cultural Monument No. 616.[6] Other works include the
La Fontaine building (1928) located at 1285 N. Crescent Heights Blvd, Voltaire Building, Fontenoy, Beau Sejour (luxury apartments located on Fountain Ave., and N. Flores) Moderne Sun Towers and Romanesque Villa Apartments.[7][8]
^Gierach, Ryan (2003). West Hollywood. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 112.
ISBN978-0-7385-2850-2.
^Measures, United States Congress House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue (1981). Expiring Historic Structure Tax Provisions: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on Legislation to Extend the Expiring Provisions of Federal Tax Law which are Designed to Encourage the Preservation of Historic Structures, San Francisco, California, October 17, 1980, Boston, Massachusetts, October 21, 1980, Chicago, Illinois, October 24, 1980. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 144.
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abWanamaker, Marc; Nudelman, Robert W. (2007). Early Hollywood. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 94.
ISBN978-0-7385-4792-3.
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