Percy Parke Lewis Explained

Percy Parke Lewis
Birth Date:	August 12, 1885
Birth Place:	Pennsylvania
Death Date:	February 09, 1962
Death Place:	Los Angeles County, California
Occupation:	Architect
Spouse:	Ruth Augusta Lewis

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

Biography

Early life

He was born on August 12, 1885, in Pennsylvania.^[1]

Career

• 1930 - 1931: St. Alban's Episcopal Church located at 580 Hilgard in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.^{[2] [3]}
• 1930 - 1931: Fox Theater located at 961 Broxton Avenue in Westwood, which is listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on the Westside.^[4]
• 1920: Desmond's (department store), Westwood Village, Los Angeles^[5]
• 1935: Chateau Colline located at 10335 West Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^{[6] [7]}
• R.W. House in Los Angeles
• Potter Hardware Company Store in Westwood, Los Angeles.^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

He married Ruth Augusta Lewis in 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska.^[1] He died on February 9, 1962, in Los Angeles County, California.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/architects/748/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database
2. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/1477/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: St. Alban's Episcopal Church
3. http://www.stalbanswestwood.com/#!parish-history/c17n7 St. Alban's Episcopal Church History
4. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/186/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Fox Theater, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
5. News: Van Petten . O. W. . Westwood: The Case of the Bartered Bride . Los Angeles Times . October 26, 1969.
6. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/12868/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Chateau Colline Apartments, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=VWxdBTTzfFoC&pg=PA90 Marc Wanamaker, Westwood, Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 90
8. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/2537/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: R.W. House, Los Angeles, CA
9. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/2538/ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Potter Hardware Company Store, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA