Royal Laundry Complex

Royal Laundry Complex
Location 443 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°8′17″N 118°8′54″W / 34.13806°N 118.14833°W / 34.13806; -118.14833Coordinates: 34°8′17″N 118°8′54″W / 34.13806°N 118.14833°W / 34.13806; -118.14833
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1927 (1927)
Architect Kaufmann, Gordon B.
Architectural style Spanish Colonial Revival, Streamline Moderne
NRHP Reference # 07000996[1]
Added to NRHP September 27, 2007

The Royal Laundry Complex is a historic laundry plant located at 443 S. Raymond Avenue in Pasadena, California. The site's main plant was constructed in 1927 for the Royal Laundry Company, a laundry service founded in 1910. Gordon Kaufmann, a prominent architect who also designed the Hoover Dam and several buildings at the California Institute of Technology, designed the plant. Kaufman's Spanish Colonial Revival design for the plant signified a shift in his style to include modern elements, which ultimately came to dominate his work. The plant's south annex, a Streamline Moderne building topped by a pylon, was added to the complex around 1930. An additional building providing drive-up service was constructed in 1939, an adaptation to the rise of the automobile; this building was topped by an overhead sign advertising the business in 1955. The laundry complex, which is located in an industrial neighborhood of Pasadena, has been described as one of the most architecturally significant industrial buildings in the city.[2]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 2007.[1]

The complex is currently the company headquarters of the Disney Store. The interior of the headquarters was designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ McAvoy, Christy (April 27, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Royal Laundry Complex" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 30, 2013. Accompanied by photos.


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