Henry L. Gogerty (1894–1990) was an American architect. He is best known for designing over 350 schools and industrial buildings in Southern California, as well as designing or co-designing five historic buildings in Hollywood, California.
Biography
Early life
He was born on January 30, 1894, in Zearing, Iowa.[1][2] He received a Liberal Arts certificate from the University of Dubuque in 1913, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1917, and later received a degree in architecture from the University of Southern California.[1][2] During the First World War, he served in the field artillery.[2]
Career
Together with Carl Jules Weyl (1890-1948), he designed numerous buildings in Hollywood, California, including:
- Palace Theater (1926) 1735 N. Vine Street, Spanish Colonial Revival[3][4]
- Baine Building (1926) 6601-09 Hollywood Boulevard, Spanish Colonial Revival[3][4]
- Hollywood Studio Building (1927) 6554 Hollywood Boulevard, Spanish Colonial Revival[3]
- Fred C. Thomson Building (1928) 6528-6540 Sunset Boulevard, Spanish Colonial Revival[1]
He also designed many school buildings, including:
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School (1936 to 1938) in South Los Angeles[1]
- Union High School (1950) in Visalia, California .[1]
- New buildings for Gardena High School (1956) in Gardena, California, together with D. Stewart Kerr[1]
- Antelope Valley College's new campus (1959) in Lancaster, California[1]
- New buildings for Allan Hancock College (1961) in Santa Maria, California[1]
- Buildings for South Hills High School (1963) in West Covina, California[1]
Other buildings he designed include:
- Grand Central Air Terminal of the Glendale Airport (1928) in Glendale, California[1][4]
- Yucca Vine Tower (1929) 1801-1805 N Vine Street and 6301-6317 W Yucca Street in Hollywood, California, Art Deco[5]
- Johnny's Steak House Building (1930) at 6553 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California[3]
- Dance studio at 6274-84 Yucca Street (1930) in Hollywood, California [1]
- Los Angeles Public Library Compton branch (1936)[1]
- Hughes Aircraft Company factory (1941-1942) in Culver City, California[1]
- United States Navy Naval Ordnance Test Station (1942-1943) in Inyokern, California[1]
- Hughes Aircraft Company factory (1957-1958) in Fullerton, California[1]
He also designed the Biltmore Hotel's bedrooms in Palm Springs, California, while the building itself was designed by Frederick Monhoff (1897–1975),[6] and he designed and operated the Desert Air Hotel and Palm Desert Airpark in Rancho Mirage, California until 1968.[2]
He sat on the Board of Trustees of the St. Anne's Foundation and was the recipient of the Angel Award in 1988.[2]
Personal life
He married in 1922 and divorced in 1930.[1] He died on January 4, 1990, in Los Angeles County, California.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Henry L. Gogerty (Architect)
- ^ a b c d e f Henry L. Gogerty; Architect Who Designed Gliding Classroom Walls, The Los Angeles Times, April 06, 1990
- ^ a b c d "Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
- ^ a b c Winter, Robert (2009). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1-4236-0893-6.
- ^ "Mountain States Life Building/ Yucca-Vine Tower Recommendation Report" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Biltmore Hotel, Palm Springs, CA