Harry G. Koerner ( – February 27, 1935) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in

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, especially in

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, including the

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, the Beverly Hills Fire Department and the Beverly Hills Pacific Electric Station.

Life

Koerner was born in . Beverly Hills City Hall-2012

Koerner began his career in

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, Pennsylvania, where he worked alongside architect Sidney F. Hecker. Koerner moved to California, where he designed private residences and government buildings in

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, especially in Beverly Hills. With William J. Gage, they designed a seven-bedroom house in the

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style in Beverly Hills in the mid-1920s. The two men designed the

in the

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in 1931, and they attended its dedication in April 1932. Koerner also designed the Beverly Hills Fire Department building and the

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's Beverly Hills station. Koerner never married, and he was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 528 in Beverly Hills. He resided at 1462 South Wooster Street in

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. He died on February 27, 1935, in Los Angeles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koerner, Harry G. 1880s births 1935 deaths People from Beverly Hills, California Architects from Los Angeles 20th-century American architects American Freemasons