Walker & Eisen
| Walker & Eisen | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Partners | Albert R. Walker Percy A. Eisen Clifford Balch William Glenn Balch Burt Johnson |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Dissolved | 1941 |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
Walker & Eisen (1919−1941) was an architectural partnership between Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen based in Los Angeles. Additional partners included Clifford Balch, William Glenn Balch, and Burt Johnson.[1]
Selected projects
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Many Walker & Eisen buildings have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), either standalone or as historic district contributing properties,[2] and/or designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments (LAHCMs).[3] Some of these and other notable buildings include:[1][4]
Los Angeles
[edit]Hollywood Boulevard and Entertainment District contributing properties
[edit]- Taft Building (1923),[5] LAHCM #666
- Hollywood Plaza Hotel (1924),[5] LAHCM #665
- Regal Shoes Building (1939)[5]
Broadway Theater and Entertainment District contributing properties
[edit]- Apparel Center Building (1923)[6]
- United Artists Theatre, in association with C. Howard Crane (1927),[6] LAHCM #523
- Platt Building (1927)[6]
- F. and W. Grand Silver Store Building (1931)[6]
Spring Street Financial District contributing properties
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- National City Bank of Los Angeles (1924), LAHCM #871, 12-story, Beaux-Arts, 810 South Spring Street, originally National City Bank's headquarters, converted to residential and renamed National City Tower in 2008[7][8][9]
Other
[edit]- Roosevelt Theater (1921)[10]
- 6356 Hollywood Boulevard (1921)[5]
- Hotel Normandie (1925), LAHCM #1013
- Fine Arts Building (1927), LAHCM #125
- James Oviatt Building (1927−1928), NRHP #83004529[11]
- Ambassador Hotel entrance pylons (1930)
- Sunkist Building (1935)
Elsewhere in California
[edit]- Southern Counties Gas Company Building, Santa Ana (1923), NRHP #83001223[12]
- El Cortez Hotel, San Diego (1926), NRHP #01001458[13]
- Beverly-Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills (1926−1928), NRHP #87000908[14]
- El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs (1927−1928)
- Clock Tower Building, Santa Monica (1929-1930)
- United Artists Pasadena Theater, Pasadena, (1931)[15]
- United Artists Theatre, Berkeley (1931−1932)
- United Artists Theatre, El Centro (1931−1932)
- Farmer's Insurance Company Headquarters (1937)
Elsewhere
[edit]- Valley National Bank Building, Tucson, Arizona (1929), NRHP #75608928[16]
In popular culture
[edit]Walker & Eisen are mentioned in the film (500) Days of Summer.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Michelson, Alan. "Walker and Eisen, Architects (Partnership)". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ "Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. April 6, 2024.
- ^ Starr, Kevin (1991). Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s. Oxford University Press. pp. 211–214. ISBN 9780195072600.
- ^ 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 d "California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
- ^ "Spring Street Housing Tower Sells for $43 Million". Los Angeles Downtown News. October 16, 2014.
- ^ Vincent, Roger (October 15, 2014). "Historic downtown Los Angeles high-rise sold to Canadian investors". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Howard, Bob (June 24, 2011) "National City Tower at 8th and Spring Now For Sale - National City Tower Hits Market for $33M" Historic Downtown Los Angeles
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "Roosevelt Theatre, Los Angeles, CA". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ "James Oviatt Building". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. August 11, 1983.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form".
- ^ "El Cortez Apartment Hotel". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. December 5, 2001.
- ^ "Beverly Wilshire Hotel". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. June 12, 1987.
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "United Artists Pasadena Theatre, Old Pasadena, Pasadena, CA (1931-1932)". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ "Arizona MPS Valley National Bank Building". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. July 29, 2003.
External links
[edit]- Walker & Eisen architecture firm (1919−1941) — firm's notable buildings with info + images.
- Walker and Eisen, Architects — list of firm's buildings and other works, links.
Categories:
- Defunct architecture firms based in California
- Architects from Los Angeles
- Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles
- 1919 establishments in California
- 1941 disestablishments in California
- Design companies established in 1919
- Design companies disestablished in 1941
- 20th century in Los Angeles
- Historicist architects
- Theatre architects
- 20th-century American architects