A.E. Hanson
| A.E. Hanson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1893 Chino, California |
| Died | February 21, 1986 |
| Occupation | Landscape architect, real estate developer |
A.E. Hanson (1893–1986) was an American landscape architect and real estate developer in Southern California.
Biography
Early life
Archibald Elexis Hanson was born on December 20, 1893 in Chino, California.[1][2][3] His father was a Canadian migrated to the United States in 1885 and worked as a real estate developer, selling orange groves to Midwesterners.[1] He only attended high school for two years, before he started working.[2]
Career
He started his career by working for landscape architects Theodore Payne and, by 1915, Paul Howard.[2] In 1916, he started his own architectural firm.[2]
In 1921, he designed the gardens of the Getty House in Los Angeles, which serves as the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles. From 1925 to 1929, he designed the 4.75-acre gardens of the Harold Lloyd Estate in Beverly Hills, California.[4][5] In 1927, he designed the Hawaii garden of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in Bel Air, Los Angeles for oilman Gordon G. Guiberson.[6][7] In 1928-1929, he designed the gardens of the Archibald Young House designed by architect George Washington Smith in Pasadena, California.[8]
In 1930, he designed the gardens of the Monterey Colonial style mansion of D.C. Norcross designed by architect Roland Coate, located at 673 Siena Way in Bel Air, Los Angeles.[9] He also designed the gardens of the Doheny Library on the campus of the University of Southern California.[3]
In the 1930s, he developed two gated communities, Rolling Hills, California as well as Hidden Hills, California.[2][10][11] From 1932 to 1944, he served as President of the Palos Verdes Corporation.[2] He also worked with architect Charles H. Cheney (1884-1943) to design a highway surrounding the Palos Verdes Peninsula.[3]
Death
He died on February 21, 1986.[1]
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Rolling Hills: The Early Years, February 1930 Through December 7, 1941 (1978).[12]
- Yesterday's Gardens (1979).[13]
Secondary sources
- David Gebhard, Sheila Lynds, An Arcadian Landscape. The California Gardens of A.E. Hanson (Hennessey & Ingalls, 1985).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pacific Coast Architecture Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Online Archive of California
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Cultural Landscape Foundation
- ↑ Pacific Coast Architecture Databse: Harold Lloyd House, Beverly Hills, CA
- ↑ 'Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lloyd, Beverly Hills: Webber and Spaulding, archts.; A.E. Hanson, landscape archt.', Architectural Digest, 8: 1, 5-16, 1931
- ↑ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Hannah Carter Japanse Garden, Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA
- ↑ Lanna Pian, The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden: A Hidden L.A. Treasure, Los Angeles City Historical Society, May 2012
- ↑ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Archibald Young House, Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, CA
- ↑ Pacific Coast Architecture Database: D.C. Norcross House, Los Angeles, CA
- ↑ Hidden Hills Community Association: Living in Hidden Hills
- ↑ Hidden Hills City History
- ↑ Google Books
- ↑ Google Books