Benjamin Bean Horner
Benjamin Bean Horner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | May 21, 1971 (aged 77–78) |
| Other names | B. B. Horner |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Occupations | Architect, photographer |
| Children | 3 |
Benjamin Bean Horner (1893–1971), also known as B. B. Horner, sometimes misspelled B. B. Homer, was an American architect who practiced primarily in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California. He also took extensive photographs of architecture in California and England.
Biography
[edit] | This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2024) |
Benjamin Bean Horner was born in Michigan in 1893 to William C. Horner, a furniture drafter, and his wife Emily, both of whom were from England. Benjamin and his family lived in Indiana during his teenage years, where he graduated from Purdue University and was a member of Tau Beta Pi. He also served in World War I.[1][2]
By 1920, Benjamin was single and living in Los Angeles, California, with his occupation listed as technical engineer. Benjamin sailed from New York to England with his first wife Adelaide in 1926, where he photographed many historic buildings, manor houses, and villages. Benjamin also traveled throughout California in the 1920s, where he photographed adobe structures built during the area's Spanish and Mexican periods.[1][2]
By 1930, Benjamin's occupation had changed to civil engineer and he was still married to his first wife Adelaide. Benjamin married to his second wife, Esther Ruth Vanrossum, in the 1930s. Esther and Benjamin lived in Santa Barbara until 1948, when they moved to Ojai.[1][2] They had three children together, William (born in 1932) and twins Peter and Benjamin (born in 1935).[3]
Benjamin worked for Douglas Aircraft in the early 1950s[3] and died while traveling abroad in 1971.[1][2]
List of works
[edit]- Residences at 6627 Emmett Terrace, 6658 Emmett Terrace, and 6760 Milner Road (1922), Whitley Heights Historic District contributing properties[4]
- Outpost Building (1927),[5] Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District contributing property[6]
- Creque Building enlargement (1931[7] or 1934[8]), Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District contributing property[6]
- Croyden House, Montecito, California[2]
See also
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Horner Architectural Photography Collection". Online Archive of California. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Guide to the Horner Architectural Photography Collection, c. 1920s". California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. 2008. p. 6.
- ^ a b "William Horner Obituary". Orange County Register. November 1, 2022.
- ^ "California SP Whitley Heights Historic District". United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service. July 20, 1982.
- ^ Wanamaker, Marc (2009). Images of America – Hollywood 1940-2008. Arcadia Publishing.
- ^ a b "Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
- ^ "Hollywood west from Cahuenga". Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Early Views of Hollywood (1850–1920)". Water and Power Associates. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- 1893 births
- 1971 deaths
- 20th-century American architects
- 20th-century American engineers
- 20th-century American male artists
- 20th-century American photographers
- 20th-century people from California
- 20th-century people from Indiana
- American people of English descent
- Architects from Indiana
- Architects from Los Angeles
- Architects from Michigan
- Artists from Santa Barbara, California
- Engineers from Indiana
- Engineers from Los Angeles
- Engineers from Michigan
- People from Ojai, California
- Photographers from Indiana
- Photographers from Los Angeles
- Photographers from Michigan
- Purdue University alumni