William J. Gage

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]

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

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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