Frank M Tyler

Career

In 1908, he designed the S.H. Watson House in Victoria Park, Los Angeles. The same year, he also designed a seven-room bugalow for F.Z. Phillips, a two-story, eight-room wood-frame house for E.L. Petitfils, and the H.C. Jensen Store and Apartements, all of which were located in Los Angeles. In 1910-1911, he designed a house for Francis E. Bacon in Berkeley Square in West Adams, Los Angeles. In 1911-1912, he designed a house for Nathan W. Tarr in Sierra Madre, California. The same two years, he designed the German Presbyterian Church located at 1009 E 41st Place in Los Angeles, now demolished. He also designed the Minney House/Salisbury House located at 2273 West 20th Street in West Adams, Los Angeles. He also designed a house in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. In 1927, he designed an Art Deco commercial building located at 5464 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

He also designed homes in Harvard Heights, Los Angeles and Pico-Union, Los Angeles. Some of them are on the List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles, such as the Gordon L. McDonough House at 2532 5th Avenue, the Chalet Apartments at 2375 Scarff Street, and the Julius Bierlich Residence at 1818 S. Gramercy Place. Additionally, some of his houses in the South Serrano Avenue Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Personal life

He was born in Kansas and lived in Harvard Heights, Los Angeles. His parents were Marcus Stickney Tyler (1848-1928), Lydia Elizabeth Wisner (1849-1934). His spouse was Lillian B Burkhard (1879-1969). His children were Donald Burkhart Tyler (1905-2002) and Walter Harry Tyler (1908-1990). He passed away in San Luis Obispo, California at the age of 85.