Claud Beelman

Claude Beelman, American Architect Born: 1883, Ohio, USA Died: 1963, Los Angeles, CA (Beverly Hills) Wife: Lourene Taft Beelman, (b. 1883 Ohio, d. 1948, Ca.) Daughter: Helen Beelman, (b. 1912)

Claude Beelman was one of the foremost and well-respected architects of his day, with many buildings he designed not only still standing, but being listed on the National Register of Historic Places for being prime examples of the Art Deco and Modern styles.

Some of the firms he belonged to or was associated with during his time were:

Curlett and Beelman Allison and Allison Claude Beelman & Associates

Some of the Los Angeles landmark buildings he is famous for designing include:

The Garfield Building

The Talmadge Apartments

Elks Lodge No. 99 / Park Plaza Hotel

Irving Thalberg Building, MGM Studios

The Superior Oil Building / The Standard Hotel - Downtown

The Eastern Columbia Building

The Hollywood Post Office

The Roosevelt Building - Downtown

The Harbor Building at Crenshaw

816 South Grand

The Mercury Building

The Spring Street Realty Building

The L.A. Jewelry Center

The 9th & Broadway Building

The Barker Brothers Building

Central Plaza Building

The Culver Hotel

The Farmer's & Merchant Bank Office Towers

The Pacific South West Trust Building

The Security Pacific National Bank

The Auto Center Garage - 1925 - one of the Nation's first parking structures

The Rose Hill Housing Structure

and several other civic and university structures. Claude Beelman's buildings are as beautiful as they were when they were built, their designs stand the test of time, and are perfect examples of the archetypical modern skyscraper that boomed across the United States throughout the 20th century.