William and Alexander Curlett

William F. Curlett (County Down, Ireland, March 3, 1846 – January 21, 1914, San Francisco)^[1] and Alexander Edward Curlett (called Aleck) (San Francisco, February 6, 1881 – September 5, 1942)^[2] were a father-and-son pair of architects. They worked together as partners under the name of William Curlett and Son, Architects from c. 1908–1916.^[3] Aleck Curlett partnered with Claud Beelman as Curlett & Beelman (1919-1932).^[4]

The San Francisco firm of Curlett, Eisen, & Cuthbertson, Architects, was active in the 1880s; it designed the Los Angeles County Courthouse in 1887. In 1888, the firm occupied Room #41 of the Downey Block. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1888, p. 768.)^[5]

Works[]

A number of works by either or both Curletts, and by Curlett & Beelman, are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[6] Works include (with attribution):

Board of Trade Building, 111 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, California (Curlett, Aleck), NRHP-listed^[6]
Building at 816 South Grand Avenue, 816 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, California (Curlett, Aleck), NRHP-listed^[6]
, 455 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, California (Curlett & Beelman), NRHP-listed^[6]
Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd. Culver City, California (Curlett and Beelman), NRHP-listed^[6]
Equitable Building of Hollywood, 6253 W. Hollywood Blvd. (Curlett)^[7]
, 54 Mint St. San Francisco, California (Curlett, William), NRHP-listed^[6]
Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building, 7415 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, California (Curlett & Beelman), NRHP-listed^[6]
Hotel Congress, 303-311 E. Congress St. Tucson, Arizona (Curlett, Aleck; William Curlett & Son), NRHP-listed^[6]
Mutual Savings Bank Building, 700 Market St., San Francisco, California, NRHP-listed^[8]
Packard Library, 301 4th St. Marysville, California (Curlett,William), NRHP-listed^[6]
Phelan Building, 760 Market St. San Francisco, California
Theodore F. Payne House, 1409 Sutter St. San Francisco, California (Curlett,William F.), NRHP-listed^[6]
Proper Hotel, orig. Commercial Club of Southern Californialifornia, later Californiase Hotel, 1100 S. Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles (1926, as of 2020 under renovation to open as hotel)^[9]
, 300-320 E. Congress St. Tucson, Arizona (Curlett, Aleck; William curlett & Son), NRHP-listed^[6]
Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Tucson, Arizona (Curlett, Aleck; William Curlett & Son), NRHP-listed^[6]
Roosevelt Building, 727 W. Seventh St. Los Angeles, California (Curlett, Aleck), NRHP-listed^[6]
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Berkeley, California)^[10]
Security Building, 234 N. Central Phoenix, Arizona (Curlett & Beelman), NRHP-listed^[6]
Villa Montalvo, 14800 Montalvo Rd. Saratoga, California (Curlett, William), NRHP-listed^[6]
Foreman & Clark Building, 701 South Hill St., Los Angeles (Curlett & Beelman)

Block, Curlett & Eisen[]

Potomac Block, W side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, 1890s

Works attributed to Block, Curlett & Eisen:

Potomac Block, west side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, Los Angeles, retail and offices, opened 1890

Curlett, Eisen & Cuthbertson[]

New Lanfranco Block, built 1888, 214–222 North Main St., Los Angeles^[11]^[12]

References[]

^ "William F. Curlett (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Alexander Edward Curlett (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Curlett, William, and Son, Architects (Partnership)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Curlett and Beelman, Architects (Partnership)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Curlett, Eisen, and Cuthbertson", Pacific Coast Architecture Database
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ https://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/CHC/2-5-15/chc-2015-333.pdf
^ National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Mutual Savings Bank Building, National Park Service, January 22, 2014
^ "Fact Sheet", Proper Hotel
^ "Campus Outreach". St. Mark's Episcopal Church. St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "Lanfranco Block", Romanesque Revival Downtown
^ "To Be Replaced". Los Angeles Herald. January 15, 1888. p. 9.

[William-1] "William F. Curlett (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[Aleck-2] "Alexander Edward Curlett (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[AndSon-3] "Curlett, William, and Son, Architects (Partnership)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[CB-4] "Curlett and Beelman, Architects (Partnership)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[5] "Curlett, Eisen, and Cuthbertson", Pacific Coast Architecture Database

[nris-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[7] ttps://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/CHC/2-5-15/chc-2015-333.pdf

[8] National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Mutual Savings Bank Building, National Park Service, January 22, 2014

[9] "Fact Sheet", Proper Hotel

[10] "Campus Outreach". St. Mark's Episcopal Church. St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[11] "Lanfranco Block", Romanesque Revival Downtown

[12] "To Be Replaced". Los Angeles Herald. January 15, 1888. p. 9.

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