Arthur E. Harvey (1884–1971) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California, including at least three on Wilshire Boulevard.
Arthur E. Harvey | |
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| Born | 1884 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1971 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Nellie W. Glines |
| Children | 1 son |
Early life
editHarvey was born in 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He was a first-generation American, as both his parents were immigrants from England.[1]
Career
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Harvey began his career as a carpenter in Pasadena in 1908. He worked as a structural engineer in Seattle in 198 and as a draftsman in Detroit in 1920, and he returned to Los Angeles in 1921 to work for developer Frank L. Moline.[1]
Harvey designed several buildings in Los Angeles in the 1920s-1940s, including residential apartment blocks. He designed Château Élysée at 5930 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood in 1928.[2]
Harvey designed the Santa Monica Professional Building in the Spanish Colonial architectural style, located at 710 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, in 1924.[3] In 1929, he designed the Wilshire Professional Building in the Art Deco architectural style, located at Wilshire and St. Andrews.[4] The same year, he designed the American Storage and Company Building at 3636 Beverly Boulevard in the Art Deco style.[5]
Harvey designed the Selig building at 3rd Street and Western Avenue in the Art Deco style, completed in 1931.[6] He designed the Hollywood Women's Club, located at 1749 North La Brea Avenue, in 1947.[7] He designed an extension of the Beverly Community Hospital in Montebello in 1952.[8]
Personal life and death
editWith his wife, nee Nellie W. Glines, Harvey had a son.[1]
Harvey died in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Arthur Edward Harvey Sr. (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Chateau Elysee Apartment Hotel, Los Angeles, CA (1928)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Santa Monica Professional Building". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Wilshire Professional Building". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Tarbell Cooper, Suzanne; Ronnebeck Hall, Amy; Cooper, Frank E. Jr. (2005). Images of America: Los Angeles Art Deco. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 9780738530277. OCLC 836257747.
- ^ Culp, Stephanie (November 14, 1985). "10 Art Deco Buildings that are reminders of the 1920s and 30s". The Los Angeles Times. p. 94. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hollywood Women's Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (1947)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Ground Broken for Addition to Hospital at Montebello". The Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1952. p. 27. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.