Benjamin Bean Horner
Benjamin Bean Horner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | May 21, 1971 (aged 77–78) |
| Other names | B. B. Horner |
| Occupations | Architect, photographer |
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
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Benjamin Bean Horner was born in Michigan in 1893 to William C. Horner, a drafter, and his wife Emily, both of whom were from England. Benjamin and his family lived in Indiana during his teenage years and he later graduated from Purdue University. He also served in World War I.[1]
By 1920, Benjamin was living in Los Angeles, California, with his occupation listed as technical engineer, and he was married to his first wife Adelaide. Benjamin and Adelaine sailed from New York to England in 1926, where Benjamin 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]
By 1930, Benjamin's occupation had changed to civil engineer and he was married to his second wife Esther Ruth Vanrossum. Esther and Benjamin lived in Santa Barbara until 1948, when they moved to Ojai. They had three children together.[1]
Benjamin died while traveling abroad in 1971.[1]
List of works
[edit | edit source]- Residences at 6627 Emmett Terrace, 6658 Emmett Terrace, and 6760 Milner Road (1922), Whitley Heights Historic District contributing properties[2]
- Outpost Building (1927),[3] Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District contributing property[4]
- Creque Building enlargement (1931[5] or 1934[6]), Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District contributing property[4]
See also
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- 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