This was designed by Richard Neutra and is located at 320 W. Temple Street. Photograph caption dated June 2, 1962 reads, "The new Los Angeles County Hall of Records. A bronze statue is in the foreground on the left & two flags are flying on the right. Dedication ceremonies were scheduled to be Friday, May 18,1962 at 10:30 a.m. with Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Ernest E. Debs, officiating. Principal speaker was to be Ernest J. Loebbecke, President of the Title Insurance and Trust Company." The bronze statue in the foreground (left) is a 1933 copy of the 1796 original by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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Washington, George,--1732-1799--Statues Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1962-) Statues--California--Los Angeles Flags Municipal government--Records and correspondence Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Street lighting--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Neutra, Richard Joseph,1892-1970
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