PCAD - Austin Cruver Whittlesey

Exterior view of the Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 2013. Photo by Daniel Eidelson for the Pacific Coast Architecture Database

Exterior view of the Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA, from Overland Monthly, 08-09/1931

Exterior view of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records #1 (left), County Courthouse (center) and County Hall of Justice (right), Los Angeles, 1927; from the University of Southern California (USC), Libraries, California Historical Society Collection, Item #CHS-33190

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Male, US, born 1893-03-18, died 1950-06-08

Associated with the firms network

Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles (AAALA); Allison and Allison, Architects; Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, Architect; Whittlesey, Austin C., Architect

Professional History

Résumé

Draftsman, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, San Diego, CA, and Los Angeles, CA.

Designer, Allison and Allison, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1929-1930.

Principal, Austin C. Whittlesey, Architect, Los Angeles, CA.

Partner, Austin, Field, and Fry, Los Angeles, CA.

Professional Activities

Austin C. Whittlesey was granted a certificate to practice architecture in the State of California in 05/1924. He belonged to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) between 1927-1930 and 1945-1948.

Education

Whittlesey won a Le Brun Traveling Scholarship Competition in 1916.

Personal

Relocation

Whittlesey was born in Illinois and died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 57.

Parents

Whittlesey's mother's maiden name was Cruver.

Biographical Notes

SSN: 552-10-6969.

Associated Locations

Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Death)
Los Angeles, CA
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PCAD id: 106

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
City of Los Angeles, City Hall #3, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA	1926-1928	Los Angeles	CA
City of Los Angeles, Public Library (LAPL), De Neve, Felipe, Branch, Los Angeles, CA	1929	Los Angeles	CA
County of Los Angeles, Hall of Justice Building, Los Angeles, CA	1925	Los Angeles	CA
Los Angeles Public Library, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Branch, Los Angeles, CA	1928
Southern California Edison Company, Office Building #2, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1929-1930	Los Angeles	CA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Kerckhoff Hall, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA	1931	Los Angeles	CA

Publications

"Whittlesey wins LeBrun Traveling Scholarship Competition", Architect & Engineer, 49, 1/1917. "University of California at Los Angeles, Kerckhoff Hall, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA", Architectural Digest, 8: 2, 26-35, 1932-1933. Whittlesey, Austin, Architecture in Spain, North Africa, France and Italy, 1916. Koenig, Gloria, "Book Look Iconic LA: Stories of LA's Most Memorable Buildings", Echoes, 36, 88, 05/2001. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 246, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 246-248, 1994. "Hayward Hotel steel contracts given to Baker", Los Angeles Times, part V: 9, 5/17/1925. "Twelfth-Night in Mr. Goodhue's Office", Pencil Points, III: 2, 22-26, 1922-02. Ritter, Paul, Planning for Man and Motor, 23, 1964. Whittlesey, Austin, Renaissance Architecture of Central and Northern Spain, 1920. "Los Angeles Public Library, De Neve, Felipe, Branch building permit notice", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 63, col 3, 1/4/1929. "Los Angeles Public Library, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Branch plans", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 53, col 1, 4/13/1928. "Granted certificate to practice architecture in California", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 46, col 3, 5/16/1924.

Links

Austin Cruver Whittlesey Finding Aid for the Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles Records, 1921-1944 Hall of Justice