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Allison & Allison was the architectural firm of James Edward Allison (1870-1955) and his brother David Clark Allison (1881-1962).
Originally based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1910 the Allisons moved to Los Angeles in Southern California. At first they specialized in public schools.
Projects
[edit]The notable projects by this firm include:[2]
- Riverview United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, (1907).
- J George Becht Hall, Clarion University, Clarion, PA (1907).
- Friday Morning Club Building, Downtown Los Angeles, (present day Variety Arts Center), Downtown Los Angeles (1923).[3]
- Wilshire United Methodist Church, with Moorish Revival 'La Giralda Tower' (1924).[4]
- First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, Westmoreland and 8th Street, Los Angeles (1925).
- Western Pacific Building, South Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles (1925).[5]
- Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, (1926).
- First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, MacArthur Park district, Los Angeles, 1927.
- The Janss Dome—Janss Investment Company Building, Westwood Village, (1929).[6]
- Royce Hall and Kinsey Hall, two of the four original buildings on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, 1929 - 1932.
- Southern California Edison Building, Downtown Los Angeles, 1930, by staff designer Austin Whittlesey, with murals by Hugo Ballin and exterior bas-reliefs by Merrell Gage.
- First Congregational Church, Commonwealth and 6th Street, Los Angeles, (1932).
- Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA campus (1930).[7]
- Beverly Hills Post Office, Beverly Hills, California, with Ralph Flewelling (1932-1933).
- Kaufman Hall, UCLA campus (1932).[8]
- Robinson's Department Store, Downtown Los Angeles flagship store, modernization of street facades with Edward Mayberry (1937).[9]
- Hollywood Post Office (Hollywood Station) in Hollywood, with Claud Beelman & WPA artists (1937).[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Edison Building, 601 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA". Library of Congress.
- ^ You-are-here.com: Allison & Allison, selected projects . accessed 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Cinema Treasures | Variety Arts Center". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ Wilshire United Methodist Church
- ^ Western Pacific Building, South Broadway, Los Angeles
- ^ "Building on the past: Westwoods history can still be seen in the architecture of the Villages newer businesses". Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA
- ^ Kaufman Hall, UCLA
- ^ Robinson's Department Store, Downtown Los Angeles
- ^ United States Post Office — Hollywood Station
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