Abram M. Edelman (1863–1941), sometimes referred to as Abraham M. Edelman or A.M. Edelman, was an American

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from

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. Several of his works are listed in the

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Biography

Abram M. Edelman was born on August 19, 1863 to Abram Wolf Edelman, a migrant from

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and the first rabbi of Los Angeles' Congregation B'nai B'rith, and Hannah Pessah Cohn Edelman. Abram was the fourth of six children. Edelman apprenticed with architects in

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around 1880. By 1884 he returned to Los Angeles. He partnered with his nephew Leo W. Barnett from 1905 to 1921 and Archie C. Zimmerman around 1930. Edelman died on September 2, 1941, and was buried in Home of Peace Memorial Park.

List of works

Edelman's notable works include (in

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unless otherwise noted): * El Mio House (1887),

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-listed, LAHCM #142 * Congregation B'nai B'rith Temple #2 (1896) * Remick Building (1903), NRHP-listed *

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(1903) NRHP-listed then delisted *

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(1904) demolished 1974 The Shrine Auditorium - Al Malaikah Temple

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(with John C. Austin) (1925), NRHP-listed,Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles Conservancy LAHCM #139 * Theosophy Hall (1927) * Alhambra Air Terminal Building (with Archie C. Zimmerman) (1928), Alhambra, California, dismantled in the late 1940s * Congregation B'nai B'rith Temple #3 (1929), NRHP-listed, LAHCM #116

With Leo W. Barnett

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(also known as Hamburger Building) (1908), demolished 1930s *

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Engine Company #24 Station #1 (1909) * Blanchard Hall (1909) * Breed Street Shul (1920-1923) (also with Archie C. Zimmerman), NRHP-listed,Breed Street Shul

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LAHCM #359 * First National Bank Building, Lemon Cove, California (1920) * First National Bank of San Pedro (1920) * Hillcrest Country Clubhouse (1921–1922)'Plans for Hillcrest Country Club', ''

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'', p. 1, 09/11/1921

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edelman, Abram M. 1863 births 1941 deaths Architects from Los Angeles 20th-century American architects American people of Polish-Jewish descent 19th-century American architects