Abraham Wesley Eager

Abraham Wesley Eager
Eager in ca. 1901
Eager in ca. 1901
Born1864
Hamilton, Canada West (now Canada)
DiedNovember 18, 1930
Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesAbram Wesley Eager, A. Wesley Eager, A.W. Eager
OccupationArchitect

Abraham Wesley Eager (1864–1930) was a Canadian-born American architect. He designed many houses in Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Abraham Wesley Eager was born in 1864 in Hamilton, Canada West.[1] He moved to California in 1887, and settled in Los Angeles, California in 1901.[1]

Career

Eager designed the Auditorium in Torrance, California, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

With Sumner Hunt and Silas Reese Burns, he designed the private residence of William G. Kerckhoff located at 1325 West Adams Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles in 1908–1909.[3][4] It is now home to the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California.[5] In 1908, they designed the Hope Ranch Country Club in Hope Ranch, California.[6][7] The same year, they designed a mansion at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Westmoreland Avenue, opposite the Bullocks Wilshire building.[8][9] A year later, in 1909, they designed a Tudor Revival mansion for Arthur S. Bent (1863–1939), a building contractor, in Pasadena, California.[10]

With Frank Octavious Eager (1878–1945), Eager designed the Crags Head Country Club off Malibu Canyon Road in Calabasas, California in 1910; it was later demolished.[11] The same year, they designed the private residence of Raymond Walter located at 219 Georgina Avenue in Santa Monica, California.[12] They also designed the Weyside Inn in Ventura, California.[13] In 1911, they designed the C.T. Renaker building in Monrovia, California.[14]

Alongside Myron Hunt (1868–1952), Eager designed the Frank Wilson House in Los Angeles.[15][16]

Death

Eager died in November 1930.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Michelson, Alan. "Abraham Wesley Eager (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD).
  2. ^ Michelson, Alan. "City of Torrance, Torrance Municipal Auditorium, Torrance, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD).
  3. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: William G. Kerckhoff House
  4. ^ 'Residence for W.G. Kerckhoff, Los Angeles', Architect and Engineer of California, 77, 07/1908
  5. ^ "West Adams Heritage Association | in Historic West Adams, Los Angeles, California". www.westadamsheritage.org. Retrieved Aug 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Hope Ranch Country Club
  7. ^ 'Hope Ranch Country Club notice', The Los Angeles Times, part V: 24, 11/15/1908
  8. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Wilshire Boulevard and South Westmoreland Avenue House, Los Angeles, California
  9. ^ 'Among the Architects', The Los Angeles Times, 20, 04/26/1908
  10. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Arthur S. Bent, Pasadena, California
  11. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Crags Head Country Club
  12. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Raymond Walter House, Santa Monica, CA
  13. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Weyside Inn, Ventura, CA
  14. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: C.T. Renaker, Monrovia, CA
  15. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database
  16. ^ 'Residence of Mr. Frank Wilson, Los Angeles, California', Western Architect, unnumbered plate, 07/1907