Architect
Arthur & Alfred Heineman
Foremost Southern Californian architects best known for the exemplary Arts and Crafts style residences.
Brothers Arthur and Alfred Heineman are the foremost Southern Californian architects who contributed significant examples of buildings in the Arts and Crafts, Mission, Moorish, and Exotic Revivalism styles that shaped Los Angeles’ unique architectural ecosystem.
The Heinemans were born in Chicago and raised in Pasadena. Neither brother had formal architectural training. They first found employment in the real estate business, but by 1910 had designed the Hindry House, a City of Pasadena Historic-Cultural Monument. Arthur later became a certified architect, while Alfred’s title was associate. However, the brothers were jointly involved in the planning and design of their commissions. Heineman and Heineman are best known for their single-family homes, including 221 S. St. Andrews Place Residence (L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument) and the J.R. Dennison House (L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument) and the Samuel Goldywn House on Camino Palermo. The Heinemans also designed numerous bungalow courts, including the Bowen Court, the largest bungalow court in Pasadena at 539 E. Villa Street (extant). The firm was also responsible for the Samuel Goldwyn House commercial and institutional works, including the Western Lithography Company at 600 E 2nd Street (not extant) in 1911 and numerous Pig ‘n’ Whistle Cafes beginning in 1915. Arthur Heineman is also significant as the creator of the motel property type. In 1925, he designed the Milestone Mo-tel in the California Mission style in San Luis Obispo, CA (extant). That same year, he trademarked the name “motel.”
Heineman and Heineman designed the Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross for the American Theosophical society and two nearby residences for Theosophists. In 1914, the firm designed the Ternary Building, or Duff Residence, at 6205 W. Temple Hill Drive. Prominent local theosophists Grace Shaw Duff, Marie Russak, and Henry Hotchener originally occupied the multifamily residence. Also in 1914, Heineman & Heineman designed the Marie Russak Residence at 6101 W. Scenic Avenue. Both buildings are identified in SurveyLA identified the building as eligible for designation at the local, state, and national levels.
Arthur Heineman (1878-1972) and Alfred Heineman (1882-1974)
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Place
Krotona Court & Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross
As the headquarters of the American Theosophical Society from 1912-1920, Krotona had a profound impact on the developmen...