Capitol Records Building
Los Angeles, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
Find out more
- Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗
- ReferenceCTBUH Skyscraper Center↗
- OperatorOperator’s website↗
- Further readingAtlas Obscura↗
The Capitol Records Building, a 13-story tower in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, was designed by Louis Naidorf of Welton Becket Associates and completed in April 1956. Constructed soon after EMI acquired Capitol Records, this 67-meter Googie-style structure is considered the world's first circular office building. Located north of Hollywood and Vine, it consolidated the label's West Coast operations and houses Capitol Studios' recording facilities and echo chambers. Known colloquially as "The House That Nat Built" for Nat King Cole's prolific contributions to the label, the building has become one of the city's iconic landmarks and was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2006.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- tower block
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
- Height
- 67 m
- Place
- Los Angeles, United States
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