Castle Argyle Arms | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Location | 1919 Argyle Ave., Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°06′21″N 118°19′32″W / 34.10592°N 118.32563°W |
Completed | 1928 |
Governing body | Private |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Leonard L. Jones |
Castle Argyle Arms is a historic seven-story luxury apartment building in Hollywood, California. It was designed by San Francisco architect Leonard L. Jones in 1928. [1]
In 1928, Dr. Alfred Guido Randolph "A. G." Castles [2] demolished his personal estate, Sans Souci, [3] on a three-acre plot [2] at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Argyle Avenue in Hollywood. [4] In its place, he conscripted San Francisco architect Leonard L. Jones to design and construct the Castle Argyle Arms. [2] [1] Castles died five years later, but the Castle Argyle remained. [2] After many decades of regular use, the building "deteriorated into a drug den" before being "broken up into small apartments for low-income tenants." [5]
As of 2020, the Castle Argyle still stands and is marketed as affordable senior living. [6] Its "twin," the Hermoyne Apartments, also designed by Leonard L. Jones, likewise remains standing. [1]