Thornton Fitzhugh
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Thornton Fitzhughwas an American architect. Among his major works are the Beaux Arts and Romanesque
Pacific Electric Building
in downtown Los Angeles, California, and a number others which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
.
For part of his career he worked in a partnership, Fitzhugh, Krucker and Deckbar.
Works include:
His brother Lee Mason Fitzhugh was also a noted architect who designed the First Methodist Church, Glendale, AZ
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
Pacific Electric Building
Pacific Electric Building
The Pacific Electric Building opened in 1905 as the terminal for the Pacific Electric Red Car Lines running east and south of downtown Los Angeles, as well as the company's main headquarters building. It was designed by architect Thornton Fitzhugh...
in downtown Los Angeles, California, and a number others which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
For part of his career he worked in a partnership, Fitzhugh, Krucker and Deckbar.
Works include:
- Pacific Electric BuildingPacific Electric BuildingThe Pacific Electric Building opened in 1905 as the terminal for the Pacific Electric Red Car Lines running east and south of downtown Los Angeles, as well as the company's main headquarters building. It was designed by architect Thornton Fitzhugh...
, (1902-1904), 610 S. Main St., downtown Los Angeles, CA - Highland Park Presbyterian Church #1, (1903), Highland Park neighborhood, Los Angeles, CA
- Mayfair Apartments, (1906), Los Angeles, CA
- Bank of Highland Park Building, (1906), Highland Park neighborhood Los Angeles, CA
- Mrs. J.H. Newell and Miss Anna B. Clarkson House, (1907), Los Angeles, CA
- S.R. Jordan House, (1908) Venice neighborhood, Los Angeles, CA
- Watkins and Belden Hotel Project, (1913), Los Angeles, CA
- Trinity Auditorium Building, (1911-1914), Los Angeles, 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, ArizonaGlendale, ArizonaGlendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721....
, NRHP-listed - Embassy Hotel building in Los Angeles, CA
His brother Lee Mason Fitzhugh was also a noted architect who designed the First Methodist Church, Glendale, AZ