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Frederick Earl Emmons | |
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| Born | (1907-12-19)December 19, 1907 Orleans, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1999(1999-08-23) (aged 91) Belvedere, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Architect |
Frederick Earl Emmons (December 19, 1907 - August 23, 1999) was an Americanmid-century modern architect. WithA. Quincy Jones, he designed many residential properties, includingtract houses developed byJoseph Eichler in thePacific Palisades,Orange,Palo Alto,San Rafael, and commercial buildings inPalm Springs,Pomona,Whittier and Los Angeles. They also designed theCharles E. Young Research Library on the campus of theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Frederick Earl Emmons was born on December 19, 1907, inOrleans, New York.[1][2][3] He graduated fromCornell University in 1929.[1][2][3]
Emmons began his career by working as a draughtsman forMcKim, Mead & White in 1930-1932.[3] He worked for architectWilliam Wurster from 1938 to 1939, and for Allied Engineers from 1940 to 1942.[3][4] He served in theUnited States Navy Reserve from 1942 to 1946.[3] By 1946, he started his own architectural practice in Los Angeles.[3][4]
Emmons opened an architectural practice withA. Quincy Jones in 1950.[4] The first year, they designed theSascha Brastoff Ceramics Factory located at 11520 West Olympic Boulevard inDowntown Los Angeles,[5] the Brody House in thePacific Palisades,[6] the Romanoff's on the Rocks Restaurant onHighway 111 inPalm Springs,[7] and the King Cole Market and Shopping Center inWhittier.[8] By 1952, they designed the Southdown Estates Houses at 16310 Akron Street in the Pacific Palisades.[9] They also designed the Nicholas P. Daphne Funeral Home located at 1 Church street inSan Francisco, California, in 1952-1953; it was demolished in 2000.[10] They designed the Hugheston Meadows Housing Tract, which won an Award of Merit from theNational Association of Home Builders in 1953.[11] In 1954, they designed the Huberland House at 16060 Royal Oaks Road inEncino in 1954,[12] and the Building Contractors' Association Building inPomona.[13] In 1965 they completed Country Club Estates, a 30-unit development in Palm Springs, California.
Emmons and Jones designed their own office, Jones & Emmons Architectural Office Building, in Los Angeles in 1955,[14] as well as the West Wilshire Swimming Pool in Los Angeles,[15] and theSt. Matthew's Episcopal Church in the Pacific Palisades, which was destroyed by arson in 1978.[16] In 1963, they designed the Shorecliff Tower Apartments at 535 Ocean Avenue inSanta Monica.[17] In 1964, they designed theCharles E. Young Research Library on the campus of theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[18] A year later, they designed a house at 901 Airole Way, inBel Air.[19]
Emmons and Jones also designed several houses inOrange, California, for developerJoseph Eichler. In particular they designed a house at 602 East Briardale Avenue House and another house at 1843 North Woodside Street House, both of which were located in the Fairmeadows Tract.[20][21] They also designed two housing tracts for Eichler inPalo Alto: the Fairmeadow Housing Tract in 1953 and the Greenmeadow Housing Tract in 1954-1955.[22][23] In 1956, they designed the X-100 House in another development by Eichler inSan Mateo.[24] They designed houses on another Eichler housing tract known as the Terra Linda Housing Tract, inSan Rafael, in 1954-1955, while some houses on the same track were designed byAnshen & Allen.[25] They also designed the Pardee-Phillips Housing Tract for Eichler in the Pacific Palisades.[26] Additionally, they designed six houses for the Estates Oceanside Housing Development inSan Luis Rey.[27]
With fellow architectsDouglas Honnold,Arthur Gallion,A. Quincy Jones,Maynard Lyndon,John Leon Rex andRaphael Soriano, Emmons designed the San Pedro Community Hospital at 1300 West 7th Street inSan Pedro, Los Angeles in 1958-1960.[28]
Emmons was a member of the Southern California chapter of theAmerican Institute of Architects.[3] He retired in 1972.[4]
Emmons had lived inBelvedere, California since 1973.[2] His wife, Cynthia, died in 1991.[1] Emmons died eight years later, on August 23, 1999 in Belvedere, aged 91.[1][2][3]
