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American architect
Abram M. Edelman
BornAugust 19, 1863
DiedSeptember 2, 1941
OccupationArchitect
ParentAbram Wolf Edelman

Abram M. Edelman (1863–1941) was an American architect from Los Angeles, California. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Early life

Abram M. Edelman was born on August 19, 1863. His father, Abram Wolf Edelman, was a migrant from Poland and the first rabbi of Los Angeles' Congregation B'nai B'rith from 1862.

Edelman apprenticed to architects in San Francisco, California.

Career

Edelman designed the El Mio House (the Smith Estate), for Judge David Patterson Hatch in 1887. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982.

Edelman designed the Remick Building and Karl's Building in 1903. Both were contributing properties to the NRHP listed Broadway Theater and Commercial District, although Karl's Building was delisted in 2002. Edelman (with Barnett) also designed Broadway's Majestic Theatre, which was demolished in the 1930s.

He designed Blanchard Hall in 1909, on South Broadway (231-235). From about 1920 to 1923, he designed Breed Street Shul in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles in the Byzantine Revival architectural style.

In 1920, Edelman designed the First National Bank Building in Lemon Cove, California and the First National Bank of San Pedro in San Pedro, Los Angeles, with his nephew and fellow architect Leo W. Barnett. They also designed the clubhouse of the Hillcrest Country Club, a Jewish golf club in Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, in 1921–1922.

Edelman designed the Theosophy Hall in Los Angeles in 1927, at 33rd St and Grand Avenue. In 1928, he worked with architect Archie C. Zimmerman to design the Alhambra Air Terminal Building at the Alhambra Airport (dismantled for real estate redevelopment in late 1940s), on Valley Boulevard near Vega Street in Alhambra, California.

Edelman designed the Shrine Auditorium, with architect John C. Austin, in 1925.

Death

Edelman died on September 2, 1941.

Gallery

Abram M. Edelman

References

  1. ^ Michelson, Alan. "Edelman, Abram M. Architect (Practice)". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
  3. "Broadway Theater & Commercial District (Boundary Increase)". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 12, 2002.
  4. "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 4. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  5. "A Visit to Old Los Angeles: 8. Broadway (Part 2)". Brent C. Dickerson. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  6. Breed Street Shul, Los Angeles Conservancy
  7. 'Plans for Hillcrest Country Club', Los Angeles Times, p. 1, 09/11/1921
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  9. ^ "Alhambra Airport". Occidental College. Los Angeles. 2013-10-18. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  10. Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Conservancy
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