Weston & Weston

Weston & Weston was an architecture partnership that consisted of Lewis Eugene Weston and his son Eugene Weston Jr. They designed several significant buildings in Los Angeles, California, most notably American Legion Post 43 and the Los Angeles Public Library Amelia Earhart Branch, both of which are Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments,[1] the latter of which is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[2] Lewis Weston's other son (Eugene Weston Jr's brother) Joseph Weston was also an architect, as was Lewis Weston's grandson (Eugene Weston Jr.'s son) Eugene Weston III.[3]

Selected works

Buildings designed by Weston & Weston (in Los Angeles unless otherwise noted) include:[4]

• Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles Branch, 7th Street and Mateo Street (1924–1925)
• Los Angeles Public Library Alessandro Branch (1925–1926)
• Los Angeles Public Library Amelia Earhart Branch (1929), National Register of Historic Places #87001018,[2] Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #302[1]
• American Legion Post 43 (1929), Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #462[1]
• Paul W. Ivey House (1930)
• V. J. Wagoner House (1936), Arcadia, California
• Ramona Gardens (with others) (1940)
• Aliso Village (with others) (1941–1942)

See also

• List of American architects

References

1. "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Amelia Earhart Branch Library". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 19, 1987.
3. Nelson, Valerie J. (February 12, 2012). "Eugene Weston III dies at 87; modernist architect". Los Angeles Times.
4. Michelson, Alan. "Weston and Weston, Architects (Partnership)". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved December 16, 2024.