The Town House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Town House, The
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caption = The Town House in May 2008
location= 2959-2973 Wilshire Blvd. and 607-643 S. Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, California
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 44
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 17
long_seconds = 5
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1929
architect= Alpaugh, Norman W.
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
added = December 15, 1997
governing_body = Private
refnum=96000821cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Town House is a large hotel property built in 1929 on Wilshire Boulevard adjacent to Lafayette Park in Los Angeles, California. Designed by Norman W. Alpaugh, the building was once among the most luxurious hotels in Southern California. From the 1960s through the 1980s, the area around Lafayette Park became less desirable and more dangerous. The building was operate for many years as a Sheraton hotel under the name "Sheraton Town House" and "Sheraton West." It was later converted for use as low-income housing. In 1997, the Town House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other registered historic sites within one block of the Town House include the Bryson Apartment Hotel, Bullocks Wilshire, the Felipe de Neve Library and the Granada Shoppes and Studios.

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles

References