This two story apartment and office complex, designed by Lilian Rice and completed around 1928 for George A.C. Christiancy, originally contained three shops, a general drafting room and offices for Lilian Rice and staff, and a vault on the ground floor. The second story featured three apartments (two 2-room and one 4-room) with access by a curved exterior stairway which led from a colorful Spanish patio. A catilevered wooden balcony graced the second level.

Known as the Christiancy Apartments when first constructed and later as the La Valenciana Apartments, the building served as temporary housing for a time and some years later became the offices of Valenciana Realty Company. The structure received an A.I.A. design award in 1933. Henry Wright, a noted architectural critic, called the building an "example of fine design and modern use of limited space."

Altered somewhat and enlarged, the building used to house Quimby's and other commercial enterprises.

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