Norman W. Alpaugh
{{short description|Canadian architect}}
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|death_date={{death date and age|1954|11|15|1885|9|1}}
|death_place=Los Angeles, California, United States
|significant_buildings=Park Wilshire Building
Cherokee Building
The Town House
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|spouse=Gertrude Belleau Sheetz
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Norman Walton Alpaugh (1885–1954) was a Canadian architect known for his work in and around Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |title=Norman Walton Alpaugh (Architect) |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/1913/ |publisher=University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database |accessdate=October 10, 2024 |author=Alan Michelson |language=en-US}}
Biography
Career
Norman Alpaugh began his career in Toronto in 1906, where he formed a partnership with Charles M. Willmot in 1909. In 1911, he worked briefly in Regina, Saskatchewan before moving to Los Angeles in 1912.{{Cite web |title=Alpaugh, Norman Walton |url=http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/35 |publisher=Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada |accessdate=October 10, 2024 |author=Alan Michelson |language=en-US}} He was a partner at Russell and Alpaugh in 1923.
Notable buildings
Norman's notable works in southern California include:
- Temple Emanu-El Synagogue, Los Angeles, 1919,{{cite web |title=Christ Church |url=https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/christ-church/ |publisher=Los Angeles Conservancy |accessdate=October 10, 2024 }} 1923, or 1924-1925
- Ocean Park Casino, Santa Monica, 1921
- Venice Junior High School, Los Angeles, 1922
- First National Bank of Torrance, Torrance, 1921-1922
- Park Wilshire Building, Los Angeles, 1923{{cite web |title=Historic-Cultural Monument Application for Park Wilshire Building |url=https://planning.lacity.gov/StaffRpt/CHC/5-6-08/CHC-2008-1682.pdf |publisher=City of Los Angeles |date=May 6, 2008 }} LAHCM #934{{cite web |title=Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) List |publisher=City of Los Angeles |date=April 6, 2024 |url=https://planning.lacity.gov/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical%20Cultural%20Monuments%20List.pdf}}
- Rendallia Apartments, Los Angeles, 1923
- Warren G. Harding High School, Los Angeles, 1923-1924
- Charles Edward Toberman House, Los Angeles, CA, 1924
- Asbury Apartments (also called San Jacinto Apartments), Los Angeles, 1924-1925 or 1923-1924
- George Thompson Residence, Los Angeles, 1926
- La Jolla-Del Mar Hotel, San Diego, 1926-1927
- Rock Island Beach Club, Balboa, 1926-1927
- Cherokee Building, Los Angeles, 1927, contributing property in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/236d3254-47ee-4b31-9045-c2999cc465f2/ |publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |date=April 4, 1985 |language=en-US}}
- The Town House, Los Angeles, 1928-1929, NRHP #96000821,{{cite web |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859580 |title=The California SP Town House |publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |date=1996}} LAHCM #576
- El Miro Theater, Santa Monica, 1933{{cite web |title=Elmiro/Broadway Theater |url=https://smconservancy.org/property/elmirobroadway-theater/ |accessdate=October 10, 2024 |publisher=Santa Monica Conservancy}} or 1934
- Franklin Apartments, Santa Monica, 1949-1950
See also
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