Frederic M. Ashley
Frederic Morse Ashley was an architect most notable for his association with John C. Together they were responsible for several landmark buildings in Los Angeles, California.
Frederic M. Ashley
- Name
- Frederic Morse Ashley
- Born
- 24 December 1870
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, U.S.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Died
- 1 February 1960
- Place of death
- Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
- Spouse
- Ivy Russell
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Frederic Morse Ashley was an architect most notable for his association with John C. Together they were responsible for several landmark buildings in Los Angeles, California.
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Key facts
• Name — Frederic Morse Ashley • Born — 24 December 1870 • Birthplace — Rochester, New York, U.S. • Education — Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Died — 1 February 1960 • Place of death — Los Angeles County, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. • Significant Buildings — Griffith Observatory Guaranty Building Memorial Branch Library • Spouse — Ivy Russell
Early life
Early life
Frederic M. Ashley was born in Rochester, New York, on December 24, 1870. He had at least one brother. Frederic attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology c. 1896. He married Ivy Russell, also from Rochester, and the two moved to California for her health in 1905.
Career
Career
After moving to California, Frederic worked as a draftsman for Parkinson and Bergstrom, and by 1913, he was working in the same position for L.A. Investment Co. Frederic was associated with John C. Austin from 1912 to 1937 and the two partnered in 1915. Frederic also worked as a supervising architect in Washington D.C. in 1935 and he retired in 1942.
Later life and death
Later life and death
Frederic's wife Ivy died in Rochester in 1934. Frederic died of pneumonia on February 1, 1960, in Los Angeles County, California, either in a hospital in Pasadena or his home in Los Angeles. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
List of works
List of works
Ashley's works include (in Los Angeles, California unless otherwise noted):
With John C. Austin
With John C. Austin
• Illustration — Griffith Observatory • Guaranty Building (1923), NRHP-listed • McKinley Art School enlargement, Pasadena (1924) • Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building (1924), with Parkinson and Parkinson • Arroyo Seco Bank Building (1926), LAHCM #492 • Petit Tudor, Ventura (1929), Ventura Landmark 93 • House at 3719 N. Prestwick Drive (1929) • Monrovia High School building, Monrovia (1929) • Los Angeles High School building (pre-1930) • Memorial Branch Library (1930), NRHP-listed • Alexander Hamilton High School administration building (1931) • Griffith Observatory (1933–1935), LAHCM #168 • Venice High School building (1935–1937) • Florence Nightingale Middle School building (1937–1939) Ashley and Austin were also consulting architects on Beverly Hills City Hall (1931) in Beverly Hills.
Other
Other
• Frederic M. Ashley House (1906), LAHCM #402 • Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library
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1870
Frederic M. Ashley was born on 24 December 1870.
1960
Frederic M. Ashley died at Los Angeles County.
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