Harvey was born in 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He was a first-generation American, as both his parents were immigrants from England.[1]
Career
The Château Élysée, designed by Harvey.
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 Los Altos Apartments at 4121 Wilshire Boulevard in Hancock Park in 1924-1925,[2] followed by Château Élysée at 5930 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood in 1928.[3]
The Selig Building, designed by Harvey.
Harvey designed the Santa Monica Professional Building in the Spanish Colonial architectural style, located at 710 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, in 1924.[4] In 1929, he designed the Wilshire Professional Building in the Art Deco architectural style, located at Wilshire and St. Andrews.[5] The same year, he designed the American Storage and Company Building at 3636 Beverly Boulevard in the Art Deco style.[6]
Harvey designed the Selig building at 3rd Street and Western Avenue in the Art Deco style, completed in 1931.[7] He designed the Hollywood Women's Club, located at 1749 North La Brea Avenue, in 1947.[8] He designed an extension of the Beverly Community Hospital in Montebello in 1952.[9]
Personal life and death
With his wife, nee Nellie W. Glines, Harvey had a son.[1]
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^"Los Altos Apartments, Los Angeles, CA (1924-1925)". 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. ISBN9780738530277. 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.
January 24, 2023
arthur, harvey, other, people, named, arthur, harvey, arthur, harvey, disambiguation, 1884, 1971, american, architect, designed, many, buildings, angeles, california, including, least, three, wilshire, boulevard, born1884boston, massachusetts, died1971los, ang. For other people named Arthur Harvey see Arthur Harvey disambiguation 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 HarveyBorn1884Boston Massachusetts U S Died1971Los Angeles County California U S OccupationArchitectSpouseNellie W GlinesChildren1 son Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 ReferencesEarly 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 Edit The Chateau Elysee designed by Harvey 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 Los Altos Apartments at 4121 Wilshire Boulevard in Hancock Park in 1924 1925 2 followed by Chateau Elysee at 5930 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood in 1928 3 The Selig Building designed by Harvey Harvey designed the Santa Monica Professional Building in the Spanish Colonial architectural style located at 710 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica in 1924 4 In 1929 he designed the Wilshire Professional Building in the Art Deco architectural style located at Wilshire and St Andrews 5 The same year he designed the American Storage and Company Building at 3636 Beverly Boulevard in the Art Deco style 6 Harvey designed the Selig building at 3rd Street and Western Avenue in the Art Deco style completed in 1931 7 He designed the Hollywood Women s Club located at 1749 North La Brea Avenue in 1947 8 He designed an extension of the Beverly Community Hospital in Montebello in 1952 9 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 Los Altos Apartments Los Angeles CA 1924 1925 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur E Harvey amp oldid 1106485489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
