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El Cabrillo

Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los AngelesResidential buildings completed in 1928Residential buildings in Los AngelesResidential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Los AngelesSpanish Colonial Revival architecture in California
Spanish Revival architecture in California
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El Cabrillo is a two-story, ten-unit Spanish-style courtyard condominium building located at the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Grace Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed by architects Arthur and Nina Zwebell and built in 1928 by movie mogul Cecil B. DeMille. El Cabrillo is the only building designed by the Zwebells using brick, a superior construction material as compared to their other courtyard buildings constructed using stucco and wood. It became one of the most fashionable addresses in Hollywood in the late 1920s and 1930s and was more recently in HBO's remake of "Perry Mason", Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood", Fox's summer hit show "911" and as the home of the main character in the television series Chuck. It has been designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles Hollywood

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Franklin Avenue 6586
90028 Los Angeles, Hollywood
California, United States
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