{{Short description|Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Creque Building | nocat = yes | nrhp_type = cp | partof = Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District | partof_refnum = 85000704 | image = Creque bldg.jpg | image_size = | caption = The building in 2024 | location = 6400 W. Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California | coordinates = {{coord|34.1015|-118.3299|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Los Angeles | map_caption = Location of building in Los Angeles County | built = 1910–1911 or 1913, 1931 or 1934 | architect = E. Fossler, B. B. Homer | architecture = Art Deco | designated_nrhp_type = April 4, 1985 }}
'''Creque Building''', also known as '''Hollywood Building''', is a historic office building at 6400 W. Hollywood Boulevard, on the corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Boulevard, in Hollywood, California.
==History== thumb|Creque Building in the 1910s
Creque Building was originally designed by E. Fossler for J. P. Creque, either in 1910–1911<ref name=waterandpower>{{Cite web |title=Early Views of Hollywood (1850–1920) |url=https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_Hollywood_(1850-1920)_Page_2.html |page=2 |publisher=Water and Power Associates |accessdate=July 3, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> or 1913.<ref name=NRHP>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/236d3254-47ee-4b31-9045-c2999cc465f2/ |publisher=United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service |date=April 4, 1985 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=lapl>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood west from Cahuenga |url=https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/38493 |publisher=Los Angeles Public Library |accessdate=July 3, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> Two-stories in height, the building was built on the site of the former Sackett Hotel and cost $30,000 {{USDCY|30000|1912}} to construct.<ref name=hhprc>{{cite web |title=Hollywood History Gone |url=https://www.hhprc.org/blog/hollywood-history-gone |publisher=Hollywood Heritage |author=Mary Mallory |date=July 28, 2021 }}</ref> Its primary tenant was Hollywood National Bank.<ref name=waterandpower/>
In 1931 or 1934, architect B. B. Horner enlarged the building to four stories and added an Art Deco facade.<ref name=waterandpower/><ref name=lapl/>
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Creque Building listed as a contributing property in the district. The building's patterned brick and Art Deco facade were specifically mentioned as contributing to the historic nature of the district.<ref name=NRHP/>
==Architecture and design== Creque Building features an art deco design and is made of brick, with green and gold tile patterns highlighting the brick pattern. A series of brick piers with slightly recessed and symmetrical placed sash windows create the vertical effect art deco buildings are known for, and the entryway and lobby feature colorful glazed tile.<ref name=NRHP/>
==See also== * List of contributing properties in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Greater Hollywood}} {{HBCED}}
Category:1910s architecture in the United States Category:1930s architecture in the United States Category:Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los Angeles Category:Buildings and structures in Los Angeles Category:Landmarks in Los Angeles Category:Hollywood Boulevard Category:Art Deco architecture in California Category:Historic district contributing properties in California