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Percy Parke Lewis

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Occupation
  
Architect

Spouse(s)
  
Ruth Augusta Lewis

Name
  
Percy Lewis


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Born
  
August 12, 1885
Pennsylvania

Died
  
February 9, 1962, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Resting place
  
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills

Percy Parke Lewis (1885–1962) was an American architect.

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Early life

He was born on August 12, 1885 in Pennsylvania.

Career

In 1930–1931, he designed St. Alban's Episcopal Church located at 580 Hilgard in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The same two years, he designed the Fox Theater located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood, which is listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on the Westside. In 1935, he designed Chateau Colline located at 10335 West Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

He also designed the R.W. House in Los Angeles and the Potter Hardware Company Store in Westwood, Los Angeles.

Personal life

He married Ruth Augusta Lewis in 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska. He died on February 9, 1962 in Los Angeles County, California.

References

Percy Parke Lewis Wikipedia