| Swelldom Building | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Broadway Theater and Commercial District |
| Partof Refnum: | 79000484 |
| Designated Nrhp Type: | May 9, 1979[1] |
| Architecture: | Italian Renaissance |
| Architect: | Davis & Davis Henry F. Withey |
| Location: | 559 S. Broadway and 305 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, California |
| Built: | 1920 |
| Coordinates: | 34.0469°N -118.252°W |
Swelldom Building, also known as Sun Drug Company Building,[2] is a historic three-story building located at 559 S. Broadway and 305 W. 6th Street in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
Swelldom Building was built in 1920 with Davis & Davis and Henry F. Withey as architects.[2] Swelldom moved into the building that same year.[3]
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Swelldom Building listed as a contributing property in the district.[1]
Swelldom Building features an Italian Renaissance design and was built with reinforced concrete and a glazed terra cotta facade. The building originally had a cast iron roof trim, but it has since been removed.[1] Bays are used to define the building's repeating architectural elements.[4]