Thornton Fitzhugh

Thornton Fitzhugh (1864–1933)^[1] was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.^[2] His most notable work is the Beaux Arts and Romanesque Pacific Electric Building.

Caricature image of Thornton Fitzhugh

For part of his career he was a partner at Fitzhugh, Krucker and Deckbar.

Works

Fitzhugh's works include:^[3]

In Los Angeles

• Pacific Electric Building (1902–1904), NRHP-listed
• Highland Park Presbyterian Church #1 (1903)
• Homer Laughlin Building (1905 expansion) NRHP-listed^[4]
• Mayfair Apartments (1906)
• Bank of Highland Park Building (1906)
• Mrs. J.H. Newell and Miss Anna B. Clarkson House (1907)
• S.R. Jordan House (1908)
• Watkins and Belden Hotel Project (1913)
• Trinity Auditorium Building (1911–1914)

Elsewhere

• First Presbyterian Church (1904), San Luis Obispo, CA
• Glendale Woman's Club Clubhouse (1913), Glendale, AZ, NRHP-listed
• Rialto Pacific Electric Station (1914–1915), Rialto, CA
• Cooper Arms Apartments, (1923), Long Beach, CA
• G.E. Noll Building, Phoenix, AZ, NRHP-listed

Personal life

Fitzhugh's brother Lee Mason Fitzhugh was also an architect.^[5]

See also

• Architecture portal
• Biography portal
• California portal

• List of American architects
• List of people from Los Angeles