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Greater Los Angeles 1906 - 2249 S Harvard Blvd - George I Cochran
George I Cochran Residence (Allen House), 1903
2249 S Harvard Blvd
West Adams Heights. Block 3, portions of Lots 7, 8, 17 & 18
The Cochran residence is a large-scale, shingle-style Craftsman house, on par with the Ultimate-Bungalows designed by the Greenes and the Heinemans. The Garvanza architecture team of Train and Williams designed this magnificient home for George Ira Cochran in 1903. When built, it was desribed as English or Elizabethan in design.
Today it's known as the Allen House and serves as the headquarters of the First AME Church. The First AME has painstakenly restored the residence to original, following U.S. Department of Interior guidelines. The A. E. Hanson designed gardens and fountains have also been restored. Although the property is deserving of National Register designation, it currently is not listed on any historic registry -- city, state, or national.
"Cochran, George Ira, b. July 1, 1863, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; d. June 27, 1949, L.A. Appointed, to fill unexpired term of Regent Phoebe A. Hearst, 1919-46. Education: Law Soc., Osgoode Hall, U. Toronto. Career: moved to Cal., 1888, naturalized, 1893, admitted to Cal. bar, 1888; atty. for L.A. Clearing House, 1893-94; pres., 1906-36, 1945-, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Cal.; assisted in organization of United Electric Gas and Power Co. Mem.: civil service comn., L.A.; efficency comm., L.A. Trustee, state normal sch., L.A.; trustee, treas., U. So. Cal. Dir.: Central Investment Corp., Grand Central Garage, Artesian Water Co., Rosedale Cemetery Assn., Long Beach Bath House and Amusement Co., Seaside Water Co." sunsite.berkeley.edu/~ucalhist/general_history/overview/r...
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Archive.org: Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, 1906: www.archive.org/details/greaterlosangele00burdrich
Archive.org: Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, 1910: www.archive.org/details/greaterlosangele00burd
Greater Los Angeles 1906 - 2249 S Harvard Blvd - George I Cochran
George I Cochran Residence (Allen House), 1903
2249 S Harvard Blvd
West Adams Heights. Block 3, portions of Lots 7, 8, 17 & 18
The Cochran residence is a large-scale, shingle-style Craftsman house, on par with the Ultimate-Bungalows designed by the Greenes and the Heinemans. The Garvanza architecture team of Train and Williams designed this magnificient home for George Ira Cochran in 1903. When built, it was desribed as English or Elizabethan in design.
Today it's known as the Allen House and serves as the headquarters of the First AME Church. The First AME has painstakenly restored the residence to original, following U.S. Department of Interior guidelines. The A. E. Hanson designed gardens and fountains have also been restored. Although the property is deserving of National Register designation, it currently is not listed on any historic registry -- city, state, or national.
"Cochran, George Ira, b. July 1, 1863, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; d. June 27, 1949, L.A. Appointed, to fill unexpired term of Regent Phoebe A. Hearst, 1919-46. Education: Law Soc., Osgoode Hall, U. Toronto. Career: moved to Cal., 1888, naturalized, 1893, admitted to Cal. bar, 1888; atty. for L.A. Clearing House, 1893-94; pres., 1906-36, 1945-, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Cal.; assisted in organization of United Electric Gas and Power Co. Mem.: civil service comn., L.A.; efficency comm., L.A. Trustee, state normal sch., L.A.; trustee, treas., U. So. Cal. Dir.: Central Investment Corp., Grand Central Garage, Artesian Water Co., Rosedale Cemetery Assn., Long Beach Bath House and Amusement Co., Seaside Water Co." sunsite.berkeley.edu/~ucalhist/general_history/overview/r...
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Archive.org: Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, 1906: www.archive.org/details/greaterlosangele00burdrich
Archive.org: Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, 1910: www.archive.org/details/greaterlosangele00burd