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Allison & Allison was the
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Allison & Allison was the architectural firm
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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
The notable projects by this firm include: * Riverview United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, (1907). * J George Becht Hall,Clarion University
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion, also known as PennWest Clarion, is a public university campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania. Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the institution was founded in 1867 and offers ...
, Clarion, PA
Clarion is a borough in and the county seat of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north-northeast of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Clarion was settled in 1839 and incorporated in 1841. In the past, the sur ...
(1907).
* Friday Morning Club
The Friday Morning Club building is located in Downtown Los Angeles, California. It was the second home of the women's club also named the Friday Morning Club (FMC), for 61 years.
The large and elaborate six−story clubhouse was designed by arch ...
Building, Downtown Los Angeles, (present day Variety Arts Center), Downtown Los Angeles (1923).
* Wilshire United Methodist Church, with Moorish Revival 'La Giralda Tower' (1924).
* First Baptist Church of Los Angeles
First Baptist Church of Los Angeles is a Baptist church located at 760 South Westmoreland Avenue in Los Angeles, California. It was designated Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument 237 in 1981.
History
On September 4, 1874, believers came toget ...
, Westmoreland and 8th Street, Los Angeles (1925).
* Western Pacific Building, South Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles (1925).
* 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
The Janss Investment Company Building, also known as the Janss Dome, is a historic building in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, in the Westwood Village. The building is located at the five-way intersection of Westwood Boulevard, Kinross Avenue, ...
, Westwood Village, (1929).
* 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
Robert Merrell Gage (December 26, 1892 – October 30, 1981) was an American sculptor, frequently credited or referred to as Merrell Gage.
Biography
Gage was born in Topeka, Kansas and studied in the Topeka public schools and at Washburn Universit ...
.
* First Congregational Church, Commonwealth and 6th Street, Los Angeles, (1932).
* Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA campus (1930).
* Beverly Hills Post Office, Beverly Hills, California
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, with Ralph Flewelling (1932-1933).
* Kaufman Hall, UCLA campus (1932).
* Robinson's Department Store, Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the central business district of Los Angeles. In addition, it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people, and covers . A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is ...
flagship store, modernization of street facades with Edward Mayberry (1937).
* Hollywood Post Office (Hollywood Station) in Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
, with Claud Beelman
Claud W. Beelman (1883 – January 30, 1963), sometimes known as ''Claude Beelman'', was an American architect who designed many examples of Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne style buildings. Many of his buildings are listed on the N ...
& WPA artists (1937)./ref>
See also
*References
External links
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