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Irish-born American architect

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]

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]
  • Cooper Arms, 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]
  • Haas Californiandy Factory, 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]
  • Rialto Building, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ “William F. Curlett (Architect)”. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ “Alexander Edward Curlett (Architect)”. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ^ “Curlett, William, and Son, Architects (Partnership)”. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ “Curlett and Beelman, Architects (Partnership)”. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ^ “Curlett, Eisen, and Cuthbertson”, Pacific Coast Architecture Database
  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. 9 July 2010.
  7. ^ https://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/CHC/2-5-15/chc-2015-333.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Mutual Savings Bank Building, National Park Service, 22 January 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. 15 January 1888. p. 9.