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Percy Parke Lewis (1885–1962) was an American architect.

Biography

Early life

He was born on August 12, 1885, in Pennsylvania.

Career

• 1930–1931: St. Alban's Episcopal Church located at 580 Hilgard in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.
• 1930–1931: Fox Theater located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood, which is listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on the Westside.
• 1920: Desmond's (department store), Westwood Village, Los Angeles
• 1935: Chateau Colline located at 10335 West Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
• R.W. House in Los Angeles
• Potter Hardware Company Store in Westwood, Los Angeles.

• Fox Theater Westwood
• Chateau Colline
• St. Alban's Episcopal Church
• Desmond's Westwood Village (1925)

Personal life

He married Ruth Augusta Lewis in 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska. He died on February 9, 1962, in Los Angeles County, California.

References

1. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database
2. Pacific Coast Architecture Database: St. Alban's Episcopal Church
3. St. Alban's Episcopal Church History
4. Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Fox Theater, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
5. Van Petten, O. W. (October 26, 1969). "Westwood: The Case of the Bartered Bride". Los Angeles Times.
6. Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Chateau Colline Apartments, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
7. Marc Wanamaker, Westwood, Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 90
8. Pacific Coast Architecture Database: R.W. House, Los Angeles, CA
9. Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Potter Hardware Company Store, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA

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