About Burgess J. Reeve
Lived 1847 – 1936 (aged 89). Burgess J. Reeve was an American and British architect.
Burgess John Reeve, also often mentioned as B. J. Reeve was an architect based in Los Angeles whose 1882 Phillips Block was when built the largest and most monumental building in what was then a town of around 12,000 people.
Selected works All in Los Angeles, California. Forthmann Carriage House, Angelino Heights, Los Angeles (Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument) Forthmann House c. 1887, North University Park Historic District of West Adams, Los Angeles (Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument) Hotel Ramona/Ramona Block, SW corner of Third and Spring, Los Angeles (1885, demolished Demolished in 1903 and replaced by the Washington Building, built 1912, Parkinson and Bergstrom, still standing. Sentous Block or Sentous Building (19th c., demolished late 1950s) was located at 615-9 N Main St., with a back entrance on 616-620 North Spring St. (previously called Upper Main St., then San Fernando St.). Designed in 1886. Louis Sentous was a French pioneer in the early days of Los Angeles. The San Fernando Theatre was located here. The site is now part of the El Pueblo parking lot. St. Vincent's College and Church, predecessor of Loyola Marymount University, campus at northeast corner of Washington and Grand (razed), cost $65,000 United States Hotel, three stories, cost $56,000
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Who was Burgess J. Reeve?
British-American architect (1847-1936)
When was Burgess J. Reeve born?
Burgess J. Reeve was born on 16 February 1847 in Clapham.
When did Burgess J. Reeve die?
Burgess J. Reeve died on 10 April 1936.
What was Burgess J. Reeve's occupation?
Burgess J. Reeve was an architect.
What nationality was Burgess J. Reeve?
Burgess J. Reeve was American and British.
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