Faubourg St. Denis is a French Normandy-style building in Hancock Park originally designed as apartments. Architect James N. Conway laid out the building in a symmetrical H shape in keeping with the dictates of the style. The shape recalls Louis XIV’s triumphal arch, La Porte Saint-Denis, along Rue du Faubourg Saint Denis in Paris. Today the structure, which is designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, has been reconfigured to house four condominiums per floor. The foyer, with elegant marble floors, leads to a living room with beamed ceilings.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2019 13:52 UTC