Thornton Fitzhugh

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Thornton Fitzhugh (1864–1933)[1] was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.[2] His most notable work is the Beaux Arts and Romanesque Pacific Electric Building.

For part of his career he was a partner at Fitzhugh, Krucker and Deckbar.

Works

Fitzhugh's works include:[3]

In Los Angeles

• Pacific Electric Building, (1902–1904), 610 S. Main St., NRHP-listed
• Highland Park Presbyterian Church #1, (1903), Highland Park neighborhood
• Homer Laughlin Building (1905 expansion), NRHP-listed[4]
• Mayfair Apartments, (1906)
• Bank of Highland Park Building, (1906), Highland Park neighborhood
• Mrs. J.H. Newell and Miss Anna B. Clarkson House, (1907)
• S.R. Jordan House, (1908) Venice neighborhood
• Watkins and Belden Hotel Project, (1913)
• Trinity Auditorium Building, (1911–1914)

Elsewhere

• First Presbyterian Church (San Luis Obispo, California) (1904)
• Rialto Pacific Electric Station, (1914–1915), Rialto, CA
• Cooper Arms Apartments, (1923), Long Beach, CA
• G.E. Noll Building, Phoenix, Arizona, NRHP-listed
• Glendale Woman's Club Clubhouse, 7032 N. 56th Ave. Glendale, Arizona, NRHP-listed

Personal life

Fitzhugh's brother Lee Mason Fitzhugh was also an architect.[5]

See also

• List of American architects
• List of people from Los Angeles

References

1. "PCAD – the Pacific Coast Architecture Database – Home". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
2. "THORNTON FITZHUGH". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
3. "PCAD – the Pacific Coast Architecture Database – Home". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
5. "Church History". Retrieved 12 July 2017.