Lawyer Residence, 909 Via Coronel, Palos Verdes Estates
Contributor
Byers, John (architect) Byers, John (builder) Lawyer, Donald K. (owner) Lawyer, Donald K., Mrs. (owner) Roessler, Hans Frederick Bernard (owner) Roessler, Edna Hansen (owner) Hogrefe, Jeanne Roessler Prince (owner) Prince, Peter (owner)
Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District, from the Palos Verdes Homes Association Photograph Collection held in the Local History Room. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Image shows view of the Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Lawyer residence, located on Via Coronel on lot 4, block 1373, tract 6889 in Margate. Image shows back of the two-story, fourteen-room stucco house with tile roof, chimney and attached three-car garage under construction. Stacks of tiles are piled on the roof, with scaffolding, ladders, and lumber visible. Donald Lawyer was the Sales Manager for the Palos Verdes Project, 1928/29. The house received the Palos Verdes Art Jury honorable mention award for Best Architecture of 1927. It was later owned by Hans Frederick Bernard ("H.F.B." aka "Fred") Roessler (1893-1965), first mayor of Palos Verdes Estates, and his wife, Edna (1894-1987), and then later by Peter and Jeanne (née Roessler, granddaughter of H.F.B. Roessler) Prince. Jeanne later married Joe Hogrefe (or Hoglefe) by 1992. Date Built: 1926 Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association PVH building permit #67; two prints available.
Type
Text
Format
1 photographic print (b/w); 7 x 9 in.
Identifier
pvld:2209 000018317 330
Subject
Houses--California--Palos Verdes Estates Lawyer residence Building construction--California--Palos Verdes Estates
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