William and Alexander Curlett

William F. Curlett (County Down, Ireland, March 3, 1846 – January 21, 1914, San Francisco)[1] and Alexander Edward Curlett (called Aleck) (San Francisco, February 6, 1881 – September 5, 1942)[2] were a father-and-son pair of architects. They worked together as partners under the name of William Curlett and Son, Architects from ca. 1908-1916.[3] Aleck Curlett partnered with Claud Beelman as Curlett & Beelman (1919-1932).[4]

Los Angeles Board of Trade Building

The San Francisco firm of Curlett, Eisen, & Cuthbertson, Architects, was active in the 1880s; it designed the Los Angeles County Courthouse in 1887. In 1888, the firm occupied Room #41 of the Downey Block. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1888, p. 768.)[5]

A number of works by either or both Curletts, and by Curlett & Beelman, are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Works include (with attribution):

  • Board of Trade Building, 111 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA (Curlett, Aleck), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Building at 816 South Grand Avenue, 816 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA (Curlett, Aleck), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Cooper Arms, 455 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA (Curlett & Beelman), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA (Curlett and Beelman), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Haas Candy Factory, 54 Mint St. San Francisco, CA (Curlett, William), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building, 7415 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA (Curlett & Beelman), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Hotel Congress, 303-311 E. Congress St. Tucson, AZ (Curlett, Aleck; William Curlett & Son), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Packard Library, 301 4th St. Marysville, CA (Curlett,William), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Phelan Building, 760 Market St. San Francisco, CA
  • Theodore F. Payne House, 1409 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA (Curlett,William F.), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Rialto Building, 300-320 E. Congress St. Tucson, AZ (Curlett, Aleck; William curlett & Son), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Tucson, AZ (Curlett, Aleck; William Curlett & Son), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Roosevelt Building, 727 W. Seventh St. Los Angeles, CA (Curlett, Aleck), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Security Building, 234 N. Central Phoenix, AZ (Curlett & Beelman), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Villa Montalvo, 14800 Montalvo Rd. Saratoga, CA (Curlett, William), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Foreman & Clark Building, 701 South Hill St., Los Angeles (Curlett & Beelman)

Block, Curlett & Eisen
Potomac Block, W side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, 1890s

Works attributed to Block, Curlett & Eisen:

  • Potomac Block, west side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, Los Angeles, retail and offices, opened 1890

References
  1. "William F. Curlett (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. "Alexander Edward Curlett (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. "Curlett, William, and Son, Architects (Partnership)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. "Curlett and Beelman, Architects (Partnership)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. "Curlett, Eisen, and Cuthbertson", Pacific Coast Architecture Database
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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