William J. Gage
BornMarch 8, 1891
New York City
DiedSeptember 28, 1965
Los Angeles County, California
OccupationArchitect

William J. Gage (March 8, 1891 – September 28, 1965) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Los Angeles County, California, including Beverly Hills and Bel Air.[1]

Biography

William John Gage was born in New York City. Gage had been trained at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His career began in architectural firms in Chicago, Illinois. With architect Harry G. Koerner (c. 1881 - 1935), Gage designed private residences and government buildings in Beverly Hills. In the mid-1920s, they designed a seven-bedroom house in the Renaissance Revival style.[2] In 1931, they designed the Beverly Hills City Hall in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and the two men attended its dedication in April 1932.[3]

Gage designed the Scout House for the Beverly Hills chapter of the Boy Scouts of America in 1934.[4] He designed a Neocolonial house in Beverly Hills in 1938; it belonged to actress Donna Reed.[5] He also designed the Shepherd Residence in the Neoclassical and Regency styles in Bel Air in 1938.[6]

The Beverly Hills City Hall, designed by Gage and Koerner.

References

  1. ^ "William J. Gage (1891-1965)". AIA Historical Directory of American Architects. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Syrkett, Asad (October 31, 2013). "On the Market: Beverly Hills, California". Architectural Digest. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "City Dedicates Official Home. Beverly Hills Takes Over Municipal Hall. Structure Built At Cost of More than $1,000,000. Rogers, One-Time Mayor, Speaker of Day". The Los Angeles Times. April 24, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved June 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LA Country Club Wants Scouts Out – Historic Scout House to be Demolished". The Beverly Hills Courier. May 1, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ^ O'Connor, Pauline (May 11, 2018). "Grand 1930s Southern Colonial Revival by Beverly Hills City Hall architect asks $4.5M". Curbed Los Angeles. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Shepherd Residence". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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