Heth Wharton | |
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Born | April 18, 1892 |
Died | October 28, 1958 |
Occupation | Architect |
Heth Wharton (April 18, 1892 – October 28, 1958) was an American architect. He grew up in Virginia, and he was a draughtsman for Hunt & Chambers. With architect Ralph A. Vaughn, he designed Chase Knolls Apartments in Sherman Oaks and Lincoln Place in Venice.
Wharton was involved in a legal dispute with film director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson when he tried to overcharge them for a house he designed for them in 1934; the couple won the lawsuit.
References
- "Heth Wharton (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- McCoy, Esther (August 24, 1958). "Demise of Georgian Architecture. Blame it on the machine". The Los Angeles Times. pp. 35, 38. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Heth Wharton". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- "Architect Loses Cromwell Suit". The Los Angeles Times. May 4, 1934. p. 26. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Movie Pair Win In Suit by Architect". The San Francisco Examiner. May 4, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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