Lawyer Residence, 909 Via Coronel, Palos Verdes Estates.

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1927-05-03DescriptionImage 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 detail of the front entrance of the two-story, fourteen-room stucco house with tile roof, chimney and attached three-car garage. View shows a carved wooden door with tile threshold and a tile drinking fountain in wall at right. A wrought-iron lantern is visible at left. 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, daughter of H.F.B. Roessler) Prince. Jeanne later married Joe Hogrefe by 1992.NotesDate Built: 1926Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationCitation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, June/July 1927, p. 4.Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, September 1927, p. 2.PVH building permit #67; two prints available.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000018382Shelf LocationPVLH.Res.53.V.Corl.909.11Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. 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.Address909, Via Coronel, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274, USALocation^[1]

Topic

SubjectHouses--California--Palos Verdes EstatesLawyer residenceWooden doorsDrinking fountainsTime Period1921-1930

Personal Name

ArchitectByers, JohnBuilderByers, JohnOwnerLawyer, Donald K.Lawyer, Donald K., Mrs.Roessler, Hans Frederick BernardRoessler, Edna HansenHogrefe, Jeanne Roessler PrincePrince, Peter

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