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Barker Brothers Building (Hill Street)
Barker Brothers Building, also known as Sassony Building and The Barker, is a historic seven-story building located at 722 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. History Barker Brothers Building, built in 1909, was designed by Robert Brown Young, the architect responsible for several buildings on Broadway, including O. T. Johnson Block, Forve-Pettebone Building, J. E. Carr Building, Lankershim Hotel, Gebhard Building, and more, and built by Clara Burdette. The building's original tenant was Barker Bros., who were headquartered in the building from 1909 to 1926. Upon opening, the building was marketed as "California's largest popular priced furniture store." In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Barker Brothers Building listed as a contributing property in the district. Barker Brothers Building was sold for $7.8 million in 2013 and $8.4 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Department Of The Interior
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources. It also administers programs relating to Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States, as well as programs related to historic preservation. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture's United States Forest Service, Forest Service. The department was created on March 3, 1849. It is headquartered at the Main Interior Building, located at 1849 C Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., NW in Washington, D.C. The department is headed by the United States Secretary of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |