From 1905 to 1915, Bergstrom was in partnership with architect John Parkinson. The firm of Parkinson & Bergstrom designed numerous public and private buildings throughout Southern California, and designed many of the major office and commercial buildings erected in downtown Los Angeles during this period. Among these were the Los Angeles Athletic Club, the Alexandria Hotel, and the original building of Bullock's Department Store. The firm also received commissions for major projects as distant as Salt Lake City, first for the Kearns Building, erected in 1911 for U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns, a mining, newspaper, railroad and banking magnate and later, the Hotel Utah, now the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, was erected in 1909–1911.
After establishing his own practice in 1915, Bergstrom continued to design buildings throughout the region, including buildings for John C. Fremont High School,[3] and Redlands High School,[4] at Redlands, California. He designed buildings for the Elks Club[5] and the Commercial Club in downtown Los Angeles,[6] and collaborated with architect William Lee Woollett (1874–1955) [7] on Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre (later called the Paramount Theatre) for impresario Sid Grauman.[8] One of his most notable buildings of the period was the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, which he designed in association with architects Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell.[9]
Between 1925 and 1931, Bergstrom associated on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, with the Pasadena architectural firm of Haskell and Bennett, which was composed of John Cyril Bennett (1891–1957) and Fitch Harrison Haskell (1883–1962). The firm of Bergstrom and Witmer, Architects was in operation from 1941 to 1943. Bergstrom and David J. Witmer (1888–1973) acted as the Chief Architects for the Pentagon Building. Bergstrom and Witmer did the basic design work in a remarkably short time during 1941, between July 17 and 22.[10][11][12] Bergstrom was replaced as chief architect by Whitmer in April 1942 following Bergstorm's resignation due to unrelated charges of improper conduct while he was president of the American Institute of Architects.[13]
Active in civic affairs, Bergstrom served as president of the Municipal Housing Commission for seven years and was a member of the Municipal Art Commission. He also served as chairman of the advisory board of the University of Southern California's School of Architecture. He was president of the Southern California chapter of the American Institute of Architects for two years, and served three years as director of the institute. Active in numerous clubs and civic organizations, he served as a director of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and was president of the Allied Architect's Association of Los Angeles.[14]
^Fitch Harrison Haskell(Pacific Coast Architecture Database)
^David Julius Witmer (Pacific Coast Architecture Database)
^Alfred Goldberg (1992). "The Pentagon: The First Fifty Years. Office of the Secretary of Defense" (PDF). Government Printing Office. (PDF) from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
^Parkinson and Bergstrom (Pacific Coast Architecture Database)
^Bergstrom, Haskell, and Bennett (Pacific Coast Architecture Database)
^Bergstrom and Witmer, Architects (Pacific Coast Architecture Database)
^"Bullock's Department Store #1", Pacific Coast Architecture Database
External links
Los Angeles Historical Society document on Bergstrom
January 06, 2023
george, bergstrom, george, edwin, bergstrom, march, 1876, june, 1955, american, architect, designed, pentagon, arlington, county, virginia, bornmarch, 1876, 1876, neenah, wisconsin, diedjune, 1955, 1955, aged, angeles, californiaalma, materyale, university, ma. George Edwin Bergstrom March 12 1876 June 17 1955 was an American architect who designed The Pentagon in Arlington County Virginia 1 2 George BergstromBornMarch 12 1876 1876 03 12 Neenah Wisconsin U S DiedJune 17 1955 1955 06 17 aged 79 Los Angeles CaliforniaAlma materYale University Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOccupationArchitectSpouseNancy KimberlyChildren2BuildingsThe PentagonAerial view of The Pentagon Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 2 Architectural firms 3 Selected works 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditGeorge Edwin Bergstrom was born in Neenah Wisconsin of Norwegian immigrant ancestry His father George O Bergstrom was a prominent businessman and local politician and his childhood home clarification needed now known as the George O Bergstrom House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places He attended Phillips Andover Academy and was in the Yale University class of 1896 He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899 Bergstrom settled in Los Angeles California in 1901 In 1903 he married the former Nancy Kimberly daughter of John A Kimberly a co founder of Kimberly Clark They had two children Alice Cheney Bergstrom and George Edwin Bergstrom Jr citation needed Career Edit From 1905 to 1915 Bergstrom was in partnership with architect John Parkinson The firm of Parkinson amp Bergstrom designed numerous public and private buildings throughout Southern California and designed many of the major office and commercial buildings erected in downtown Los Angeles during this period Among these were the Los Angeles Athletic Club the Alexandria Hotel and the original building of Bullock s Department Store The firm also received commissions for major projects as distant as Salt Lake City first for the Kearns Building erected in 1911 for U S Senator Thomas Kearns a mining newspaper railroad and banking magnate and later the Hotel Utah now the Joseph Smith Memorial Building was erected in 1909 1911 After establishing his own practice in 1915 Bergstrom continued to design buildings throughout the region including buildings for John C Fremont High School 3 and Redlands High School 4 at Redlands California He designed buildings for the Elks Club 5 and the Commercial Club in downtown Los Angeles 6 and collaborated with architect William Lee Woollett 1874 1955 7 on Grauman s Metropolitan Theatre later called the Paramount Theatre for impresario Sid Grauman 8 One of his most notable buildings of the period was the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena California which he designed in association with architects Cyril Bennett and Fitch Haskell 9 Between 1925 and 1931 Bergstrom associated on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium with the Pasadena architectural firm of Haskell and Bennett which was composed of John Cyril Bennett 1891 1957 and Fitch Harrison Haskell 1883 1962 The firm of Bergstrom and Witmer Architects was in operation from 1941 to 1943 Bergstrom and David J Witmer 1888 1973 acted as the Chief Architects for the Pentagon Building Bergstrom and Witmer did the basic design work in a remarkably short time during 1941 between July 17 and 22 10 11 12 Bergstrom was replaced as chief architect by Whitmer in April 1942 following Bergstorm s resignation due to unrelated charges of improper conduct while he was president of the American Institute of Architects 13 Active in civic affairs Bergstrom served as president of the Municipal Housing Commission for seven years and was a member of the Municipal Art Commission He also served as chairman of the advisory board of the University of Southern California s School of Architecture He was president of the Southern California chapter of the American Institute of Architects for two years and served three years as director of the institute Active in numerous clubs and civic organizations he served as a director of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and was president of the Allied Architect s Association of Los Angeles 14 He died in 1955 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale California 15 Architectural firms EditParkinson and Bergstrom Architects 1905 1915 16 Bergstrom Haskell and Bennett Associated Architects 1925 1932 17 Bergstrom and Witmer Architects 1941 1943 18 Selected works EditAnsonia Apartments Los Angeles California 1916 Anthony Earle C Incorporated Building 1 Los Angeles California 1911 Brownstone Hotel Los Angeles California 1905 Bullock s downtown Los Angeles flagship department store 1906 7 Parkinson amp Bergstrom 19 Citizens Bank Building Pasadena California 1914 Ford Motor Company Factory Los Angeles California 1912 Grauman s Metropolitan Theatre Los Angeles California 1921 1923 Johnson O T Commercial Building 3 downtown Los Angeles California 1906 Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged Los Angeles California 1906 Pasadena Municipal Auditorium Pasadena California 1925 1932 The Pentagon Headquarters of U S Department of Defense September 1941 January 1943 Washington DC Rowan Building downtown Los Angeles California 1911 1912 Security First National Bank Office Building downtown Los Angeles California 1915 1916 Spreckels Brothers Warehouse Los Angeles California 1909 Trustee Company of Los Angeles Office Building downtown Los Angeles California 1906 Union Oil Company Office Building downtown Los Angeles California 1911 Washington Building Los Angeles California 1912 References Edit The Pentagon GlobalSecurity org Concept to Early Construction Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Archived March 11 2008 at the Wayback Machine Architect amp Engineer April 1927 Southwest Builder amp Contractor October 27 1927 Southwest Builder amp Contractor November 19 1920 Southwest Builder amp Contractor January 22 1925 William Lee Woollett The American Institute of Architects Archived March 31 2012 at the Wayback Machine Southwest Builder amp Contractor August 20 1920 March 4 1921 April 22 1921 Southwest Builder amp Contractor January 2 1925 California Southland April 1927 California Arts and Architecture March 1932 John Cyril Bennett Pacific Coast Architecture Database Fitch Harrison Haskell Pacific Coast Architecture Database David Julius Witmer Pacific Coast Architecture Database Alfred Goldberg 1992 The Pentagon The First Fifty Years Office of the Secretary of Defense PDF Government Printing Office Archived PDF from the original on August 28 2016 Retrieved August 20 2016 George Edwin Bergstrom Pacific Coast Architecture Database PCAD Parkinson and Bergstrom Pacific Coast Architecture Database Bergstrom Haskell and Bennett Pacific Coast Architecture Database Bergstrom and Witmer Architects Pacific Coast Architecture Database Bullock s Department Store 1 Pacific Coast Architecture DatabaseExternal links EditLos Angeles Historical Society document on Bergstrom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Bergstrom amp oldid 1100504603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
