Percy A. Eisen
Percy A. Eisen | |
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| Born | December 17, 1885 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | November 18, 1946 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | Theodore Eisen Annie (Bennett) Eisen |
Percy Augustus Eisen (1885–1946) was an American architect. He is primarily known for his work in Los Angeles with Albert R. Walker as Walker & Eisen.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Percy Augustus Eisen was born on December 17, 1885 in Los Angeles, California.[1] His father, Theodore Eisen, was a renowned architect.[1] His mother was Annie (Bennett) Eisen.[1]
Career[]
He designed the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood.[1]
Together with Albert R. Walker (1881-1958), he designed the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at the bottom of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California, the in Santa Monica, the Ace Hotel Los Angeles, the James Oviatt Building, the , the , the , the Ambassador Hotel, the Fine Arts Building, the , the , the , the , the , the , , J. W. Robinson's 1895 "Boston Store" at 239 S. Broadway (together with Sumner Hunt), the , the , Taft Building, the , and the .[1][2]
Outside Los Angeles, they designed the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego, California, the and the Breakers Hotel in Long Beach, California, in Pasadena, California, the in El Centro, California, the in Fullerton, California, the Public Library in Torrance, California, and the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California.[1] They also built the Valley National Bank Building, the oldest skyscraper in Tucson, Arizona, in 1929.[1]
Death[]
He died on November 18, 1946 in Los Angeles County, California.[1]
References[]
- 1885 births
- 1946 deaths
- Architects from Los Angeles