Nationality American Spouse(s) Lourene Taft Beelman Name Claud Beelman | Occupation Architect Children 1 daughter Role Architect | |
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Born 1883 Ohio Died January 30, 1963, Los Angeles, California, United States People also search for William and Alexander Curlett, Harry Culver, Aleck Curlett, John Wayne Structures Eastern Columbia Building, Garfield Building, Culver Hotel, United States Post Office, Security Building | ||
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Claud W. Beelman (1883, Ohio – January 30, 1963, Los Angeles, California), sometimes known as Claude Beelman, was an American architect who designed many examples of Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne style buildings. Many of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Lava broadway on my mind walking tour 7 claud beelman march 2014
- Biography
- Registered in The National Register of Historic Places
- Other Structures of Note
- References
Biography
Beelman was married to Lourene Taft Beelman (b. 1883, Ohio - d. 1948, Ca.). In 1910, he was a draftsman in the state of Indiana. (Cite: U.S. Census Records, State of Indiana, 1910.) It was there they had a daughter, Helen Beelman (b. 1912). By the 1920s, the family had relocated to Los Angeles, and by 1930, they lived in Beverly Hills.
From the 1920s on, Beelman, as partner or owner of one or another of several firms (Curlett + Beelman; Allison & Allison; Ruck & Beelman; Claud Beelman & Associates) designed a number of prominent civic and private structures. By 1956, Claude Beelman & Associates officed at 7421 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036.
When he was in his seventies, Beelman designed the 12-story Superior Oil building for oil tycoon W.M. Keck. Completed in 1955, the Superior Oil building later became The Bank of California Building, and was used for the bank's offices until the 1980s. By the late 1990s the building had been vacant for nearly ten years, but has been renovated beginning in 2000 by hotel developer Andre Balazs, and now is the location of his hotel The Standard.
It is the zig-zag moderne Eastern Columbia Building, however, with its facade of turquoise green terra cotta tile, ornate clock tower, art deco lighting, fixtures, signage and architectural detail that is Beelman's most recognizable work. In 2006, the Eastern Columbia Building was converted from office space to loft live/work spaces by the Kor Group and is now one of the most desirable loft buildings in Downtown Los Angeles.
Some of the California landmark buildings designed by Beelman include:
Registered in The National Register of Historic Places
(All located in Los Angeles, California unless otherwise noted)
Other Structures of Note
