Building History

The architectural firm of Buchanan and Brockway occupied a nearby office to W.C. Crowell, the individual who financed this small store building in Pomona, CA. Architect and client occupied spaces on the fourth floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building in Pasadena, CA, in 1918. The Southwest Buillder and Contractor announced the project in its issue of 02/15/1918: "W.C. Crowell, 440 Chamber of Commerce building, Pasadena,, has broken ground for a one-story, 2-room brick store building, 60x115 ft., in Pomona, for himself. The building will have concrete foundation, pressed brick facing, plate glass front, composition roof, galvanized iron and wired glass skylights and pine floors. Plans were prepared by Architects Buchanan & Brockway, 400 Chamber of Commerce building, Pasadena." (See "Pasadena News Notes," Southwest Builder and Contractor, 02/15/1918, p, 18.)

PCAD id: 22636