Theodore Eisen (July 10, 1852 – March 14, 1924) was an American architect. He designed many houses in Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Theodore Augustus Eisen was born on July 10, 1852, in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1][2] His father, Augustus Ferdinand Eisen (1824-1870), was a Swedish-born immigrant to the United States.[2] His mother, Babette Eisen, was a Prussian-born immigrant.[2] After living in Ohio, they settled in San Francisco, California, where Theodore grew up.[2]
Career
Eisen became an architect in Los Angeles, California, in 1887.[1] He opened a practice with Sumner Hunt in 1895.[3] They designed mansions near Chester Place.[3] In 1892, they designed the Froebel Institute, later known as Casa de Rosas.[3] They also designed several mansions on West Adams Boulevard in the Craftsman and Tudor Revival architectural styles.[3] They planned design the Posey House for Sara Posey and her husband, Oliver Posey, a mining businessman, with touches of Gothic Revival, Moorish Revival and Spanish Revival styles.[3] However, as the Poseys's wealth declined, the project was shelved.[3] Instead, St Vincent's Church was built two decades later, thanks to a gift from the Doheny family.[3]
Works
- 1895, J. W. Robinson's Boston Dry Goods Store (forerunner of a large regional department store chain), 239 S. Broadway (Los Angeles),[4][5] and its annex at its back facing Hill Street, opened in 1908.[6]
- From 1895 to 1910, Eisen designed the "El Alisal", also known as the Lummis House, for Charles F. Lummis.[7] It is located at 200 East Avenue 43.[7]
- In 1917, he designed the Casa de Adobe located at 4603 North Figueroa Street, an adobe hacienda.[7]
Eisen was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Sunset Club in Los Angeles.[1]
Personal life and death
Eisen married Annie Bennett (1858-1932), an Australian-born immigrant to the United States.[2] They married in San Francisco, California.[2] They were Episcopalians.[2] They had two son: Percy A. Eisen, who became a renowned architect in Los Angeles; and Dr. Edward George Eisen.[2]
Eisen died on March 14, 1924, in Los Angeles, California.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Theodore (Augustus) Eisen] at archINFORM
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pacific Coast Architecture Databse: Theodore Eisen
- ^ a b c d e f g Mary Ann Bonino, The Doheny Mansion: A Biography of a Home, 2008, pp. 103-106 [1]
- ^ "The Boston Dry Goods Store". Los Angeles Times. 1 January 1895. p. 29. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "The New Boston Store:Los Angeles' Finest Commercial Structure Is Complete". Los Angeles Herald. 4 October 1895. p. 5.
- ^ "Advertisement for J. W. Robinson Company Boston Dry Goods Store". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. September 30, 1908.
- ^ a b c Robert Winter, An Architectural Guide to Los Angeles, Gibbs Smith, 2009, p. 301 [2]
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