Capitol Records Building
| Capitol Records Building | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Capitol Records Tower Capitol Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Googie |
| Address | 1750 Vine Street Hollywood, California 90028 |
| Coordinates | 34°06′11″N 118°19′34″W / 34.103085°N 118.326189°W |
| Construction started | 1955 |
| Completed | 1956 |
| Owner | Argent Ventures 50% Universal Music Group 50% |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Welton Becket and Associates |
| Designated | September 26, 2024 |
| Reference no. | 100010883 |
| Designated | November 15, 2006 |
| Reference no. | 857 |
| References | |
The Capitol Records Building, also known as the Capitol Records Tower, is a 13-story tower building in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Designed by Louis Naidorf of Welton Becket Associates, it is one of the city's landmarks, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction began soon after British music company EMI acquired Capitol Records in 1955, and was completed in April 1956. Located just north of the Hollywood and Vine intersection, the Capitol Records Tower houses the consolidation of Capitol Records' West Coast operations and is home to the recording studios and echo chambers of Capitol Studios. The building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and sits in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District. It has been described as the "world's first circular office building."
The building is known as "The House That Nat Built" due to the vast number of records and amount of merchandise Nat King Cole sold for the company.