Résumé

Draftsman, various architectural offices, Chicago, IL, c. 1882-1887.

Partner, [Washington Irving] Beman and Parmentier, Architects, Chicago, IL, 1888-1893; Irving Beman (1852-1937) was the elder brother of Solon S. Beman (1853-1914), a renowned Chicago architect.

Partner, [Frederick] Baumann and Parmentier, Chicago, IL, 1893. He partnered with Baumann during the year of the Chicago World's Fair, 1893, but left the city for Santa Barbara, CA, in 11/1893. He moved to Los Angeles in the spring of 1894.

Draftsman, various architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1894-1897.

Draftsman, Capitain and Krempel, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1896. (See Maxwell's Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1896, p. 1061.)

Principal, Fernand Parmentier, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1897-1900. Parmentier had an office in Room #112 of the new Henne Building in 1899. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1899, p. 1000.)

Partner, [Thomas J.] McCarthy and Parmentier, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1900. This firm worked for about one year in an office at 226 South Spring Street. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1900, p. 256.)

Principal, Fernand Parmentier, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1901-1902 . Parmentier received his license to practice architecture in the State of CA on 08/30/1901, and entered into his own practice soon thereafter. While Thomas McCarthy remained in the office that they shared at 226 South Spring Street, Parmentier rented Room #112 of the Henne Building in 1901 and 1902. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1901, p. 673 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1902, p. 1528.)He worked in Room #711 of the Grant Building at 335 South Broadway in 1903, and in Room #710 of the same building a year later. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1903, p. 1705 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1904, p. 1002.) His office was sitauted in Room #534 of the Byrne Building, 253 South Broadway, in 1910. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1910, p, 1134.)

Commissioner, City of Los Angeles, Playground and Recreation Commission, Los Angeles, CA, 1906-1910.

Principal, Fernand Parmentier, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1913. In 1913-1914, Parmentier worked in Room #538 of the Byrne Building. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1913, p. 2188 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1914, p. 2509.)

Corporal, 6th Company, 74th Infantry Regiment of the Army of the Republic of France, 1915.

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL.

Member, AIA, Southern CA Chapter, Los Angeles, CA.

Secretary, AIA, Southern CA Chapter, Los Angeles, CA, 10/21/1904-c.1912. The Western Architect noted Parmentier's re-election as Secretary of the AIA, Southern California Chapter in 11/1912: "The election of officers at the annual election of the Southern California Chapter, held at Los Angeles, October 12, resulted in re-election of John C. Austin, President, and Ferdinand Parmentier, Secretary, R.B. Young is Vice-President and August Wackerharth [sic] is Treasurer of the Chapter. The occasion was concluded with a banquet at which a general discussion of competitions for public buildings was indulged in." (See "Architectural Societies," Western Architect, 12/1912, vol. XVIII, no. 12, p. V.)

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), in 1914; he was nominated for fellowship by John Parkinson, who attended the 1914 American Institute of Architects Convention in Washington, DC. (See "Los Angeles Chapter December Meeting," Western Architect and Engineer, 12/1914, p. 123.)

High School/College

College of Gebweiler, [known in French as Guebville], Alsace, France/Germany; public secondary schools, Chicago, IL.

The Press Reference Library (1912) stated: "He received his education abroad, attending the College at Guebwille, Alsace. His collegiate education complete, he came to the United States, and later studied architecture at Chicago." (See Press Reference Library [Southwest Edition], Being the Portraits and Biographies of Progressive Men of the Southwest, [Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Examiner, 1912]. p. 286.)

Relocation

Born in Paris, Parmentier lived as a boy in his mother's hometown of Guebwiller, Alsace, Germany, for most of his childhood. Guebwiller had been part of France before the disastrous Franco-Prussian War, but following the Battle of Sedan at which Napoleon III was captured, the region was annexed to Germany. His father had served as an officer in the French military, and he sought to remove his son from having to do mandatory service in the German armed forces. He sent Fernand to Chicago, IL, in about 1880, to avoid the draft. After spending about 13 years in the Midwest, he moved to Santa Barbara, CA, in 11/1893.

He re-established himself in Los Angeles, CA, in the spring of 1894. He resided at 634 South Hill Street in 1895, where he would live for some time. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1895, p. 1079.) From 1900 until 1904, at least, Parmentier lived at 636 South Hill Street in Los Angeles, CA. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1900, p. 256 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1904, p. 1002.) He resided at 1115 South Hill Street in 1910. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1910, p, 1134.)

While vacationing in France, Parmentier volunteered for the French Army, and was killed in the Battle of Sari Bair [also known as Seddul Bahr], near the Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Turkey, on 08/07/1915.

Parents

His parents were Ferdinand Alexis Parmentier and Caroline Sophie Engel.

Biographical Notes

Fernand Parmentier was naturalized a US Citizen on 10/06/1888 in the Superior Court of Cook County, IL. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Microfilm Serial: M1285; Microfilm Roll: 142, accessed 07/26/2017.)

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  Parmentier died in the Battle of Sari Bair [also known as Seddul Bahr], which was fought on that day.

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