Higgins Building
historic place
The Higgins Building, a historic place in Los Angeles, California, was erected in 1910. Copper tycoon Thomas Higgins commissioned this ten-story structure, designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architects Arthur L. Haley and Albert C. Martin Senior. Originally an office and retail building, its basement housed one of the city's first electric power generating systems. Early tenants included lawyer Clarence Darrow and General Petroleum. From 1952 to 1977, it housed the Los Angeles County Engineer Department. After vacancy, it was redeveloped into lofts and condominiums; its historic basement reopened as The Edison nightclub in 2007. Designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2007 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023, the Higgins Building exemplifies early 20th-century architecture.