Abraham Wesley Eager
Abraham Wesley Eager | |
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 Eager in ca. 1901 | |
| Born | 1864 Hamilton, Canada West |
| Died | November 18, 1930 Playa del Rey, Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Abram Wesley Eager, A. Wesley Eager, A.W. Eager |
| Occupation | Architect |
Abraham Wesley Eager (1864–1930) was a Canadian-born American architect. He designed many houses in Los Angeles, California.
Early life[edit]
Abraham Wesley Eager was born in 1864 in Hamilton, Canada West.[1] He moved to California in 1887, and settled in Los Angeles, California in 1901.[1]
Career[edit]
Eager designed the Auditorium in Torrance, California, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
With Sumner Hunt and Silas Reese Burns, he designed the private residence of William G. Kerckhoff located at 1325 West Adams Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles in 1908-1909.[3][4] It is now home to the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California.[5] In 1908, they designed the Hope Ranch Country Club in Hope Ranch, California.[6][7] The same year, they designed a mansion at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Westmoreland Avenue, opposite the Bullocks Wilshire building.[8][9] A year later, in 1909, they designed a Tudor Revival mansion for Arthur S. Bent (1863-1939), a building contractor, in Pasadena, California.[10]
With Frank Octavious Eager (1878-1945), Eager designed the Crags Head Country Club off Malibu Canyon Road in Calabasas, California in 1910; it was later demolished.[11] The same year, they designed the private residence of Raymond Walter located at 219 Georgina Avenue in Santa Monica, California.[12] They also designed the Weyside Inn in Ventura, California.[13] In 1911, they designed the C.T. Renaker building in Monrovia, California.[14]
Alongside Myron Hunt (1868-1952), Eager designed the Frank Wilson House in Los Angeles.[15][16]
Death[edit]
Eager died in November 1930.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Michelson, Alan. "Abraham Wesley Eager (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD).
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "City of Torrance, Torrance Municipal Auditorium, Torrance, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD).
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: William G. Kerckhoff House
- ^ 'Residence for W.G. Kerckhoff, Los Angeles', Architect and Engineer of California, 77, 07/1908
- ^ "West Adams Heritage Association | in Historic West Adams, Los Angeles, California". www.westadamsheritage.org. Retrieved Aug 9, 2019.
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Hope Ranch Country Club
- ^ 'Hope Ranch Country Club notice', The Los Angeles Times, part V: 24, 11/15/1908
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Wilshire Boulevard and South Westmoreland Avenue House, Los Angeles, California
- ^ 'Among the Architects', The Los Angeles Times, 20, 04/26/1908
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Arthur S. Bent, Pasadena, California
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Crags Head Country Club
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Raymond Walter House, Santa Monica, CA
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Weyside Inn, Ventura, CA
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: C.T. Renaker, Monrovia, CA
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database
- ^ 'Residence of Mr. Frank Wilson, Los Angeles, California', Western Architect, unnumbered plate, 07/1907