Beverly Hills Main Post Office

This article is about the historic building in Beverly Hills. For the part of Los Angeles called BHPO, see Beverly Hills Post Office.
Paula Kent Meehan Historic Building
in 2015, as an arts center
Map
Former namesBeverly Hills Main Post Office
General information
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival[1]
Address469 N. Crescent Dr.
Town or cityBeverly Hills, California
CountryUSA
Current tenantsWallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts[1][2]
OpenedApril 28, 1934 (1934-04-28)[3]: B7 
Cost$300,000[3]: B6 
LandlordCity of Beverly Hills[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ralph C. Frewelling and Allison & Allison[1][3]: B6 
EngineerC.A. Sanborn[3]: B9 
Main contractorSarver and Zoss[3]
U.S. Post Office - Beverly Hills Main Post Office
in 2007, with old sign still intact
Beverly Hills Main Post Office is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Beverly Hills Main Post Office
Location in the Los Angeles metro
Coordinates34°4′21″N 118°23′6″W / 34.07250°N 118.38500°W / 34.07250; -118.38500
NRHP reference No.85000126

The old Beverly Hills Main Post Office is a Renaissance Revival building at the Beverly Hills Civic Center in Beverly Hills, California. The building has carried the addresses 469 North Crescent Drive and 470 North Canon Drive. It was built as the main post office in the 1930s,[3] remaining a post office until the 1990s,[1] and in the 2010s became the Paula Kent Meehan Historic Building of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference ostashay-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Vankin, Deborah (October 17, 2013). "Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts set for grand opening". Los Angeles Times (online ed.). Los Angeles. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "1932 Crescent Drive Post Office Historic Structure Report". Los Angeles: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. July 2002. Retrieved 2015-06-18.