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Abraham Wesley Eager

1864 – 1930

American architect

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About Abraham Wesley Eager

Lived 1864 – 1930 (aged 65–66). Abraham Wesley Eager was an American architect.

Abraham Wesley Eager (1864–1930) was a Canadian-born American architect. He designed many houses in Los Angeles, California.

Early life Abraham Wesley Eager was born in 1864 in Hamilton, Canada West. He moved to California in 1887, and settled in Los Angeles, California in 1901.

With Sumner Hunt and Silas Reese Burns, he designed the private residence of William G. Kerckhoff located at 1325 West Adams Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles in 1908–1909. It is now home to the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. In 1908, they designed the Hope Ranch Country Club in Hope Ranch, California. The same year, they designed a mansion at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and South Westmoreland Avenue, opposite the Bullocks Wilshire building. A year later, in 1909, they designed a Tudor Revival mansion for Arthur S. Bent (1863–1939), a building contractor, in Pasadena, California.

With Frank Octavious Eager (1878–1945), Eager designed the Crags Head Country Club off Malibu Canyon Road in Calabasas, California in 1910; it was later demolished. The same year, they designed the private residence of Raymond Walter located at 219 Georgina Avenue in Santa Monica, California. They also designed the Weyside Inn in Ventura, California. In 1911, they designed the C.T. Renaker building in Monrovia, California.

Alongside Myron Hunt (1868–1952), Eager designed the Frank Wilson House in Los Angeles.

Death Eager died in November 1930.

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Born
1864, Hamilton
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Died
1930
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Also known as
Abram Wesley Eager, A. Wesley Eager, A.W. Eager

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Who was Abraham Wesley Eager?

American architect

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Abraham Wesley Eager was born in 1864 in Hamilton.

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Abraham Wesley Eager died in 1930.

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Abraham Wesley Eager was an architect.

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Abraham Wesley Eager was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Abraham Wesley Eager

· Wikidata: Q16030028

· DBpedia: Abraham Wesley Eager

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