Henry L. Gogerty Explained

Norman W. Alpaugh
Birth Date:30 January 1894
Birth Place:Zearing, Iowa
Death Place:Los Angeles County, California
Significant Buildings:Palace Theater
Baine Building
Hollywood Studio Building
Fred C. Thompson Building
Yucca Vine Tower
Johnny's Steak House

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:

He also designed many school buildings, including:

Other buildings he designed include:

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/1414/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Henry L. Gogerty (Architect)
  2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-06-mn-538-story.html Henry L. Gogerty; Architect Who Designed Gliding Classroom Walls
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District . United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service . April 4, 1985 . en-US.
  4. Book: Winter, Robert . An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles . 2009 . Gibbs Smith . 978-1-4236-0893-6 . en.
  5. Web site: Mountain States Life Building/ Yucca-Vine Tower Recommendation Report . August 31, 2024 . . en-US.
  6. https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/2300/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Biltmore Hotel, Palm Springs, CA