Abraham Wesley Eager (1864–1930) was a Canadian-born American architect. He designed many houses in

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Early life

Abraham Wesley Eager was born in 1864 in

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. He moved to

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in 1887, and settled in

in 1901.

Career

Eager designed the

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, which is listed on the

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. With

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and Silas Reese Burns, he designed the private residence of William G. Kerckhoff located at 1325 West Adams Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles in 1908–1909. It is now home to the

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at the

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. In 1908, they designed the Hope Ranch Country Club in Hope Ranch, California. The same year, they designed a mansion at the corner of

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and South Westmoreland Avenue, opposite the

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building. A year later, in 1909, they designed a

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mansion for Arthur S. Bent (1863–1939), a building contractor, in Pasadena, California. With Frank Octavious Eager (1878–1945), Eager designed the Crags Head Country Club off Malibu Canyon Road in

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. They also designed the Weyside Inn in

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. In 1911, they designed the C.T. Renaker building in

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. Alongside

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(1868–1952), Eager designed the Frank Wilson House in Los Angeles.'Residence of Mr. Frank Wilson, Los Angeles, California', ''Western Architect'', unnumbered plate, 07/1907

Death

Eager died in November 1930.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eager, Abraham Wesley 1864 births 1930 deaths 20th-century American architects Architects from Los Angeles Canadian emigrants to the United States People from Hamilton, Ontario