• Source: Benjamin Bean Horner

      • Benjamin Bean Horner (1893–1971), also known as B. B. Horner, sometimes misspelled B. B. Homer, was an American architect who practiced primarily in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California. He also took extensive photographs of architecture in California and England.


      Biography


      Benjamin Bean Horner was born in Michigan in 1893 to William C. Horner, a drafter, and his wife Emily, both of whom were from England. Benjamin and his family lived in Indiana during his teenage years and he later graduated from Purdue University. He also served in World War I.
      By 1920, Benjamin was living in Los Angeles, California, with his occupation listed as technical engineer, and he was married to his first wife Adelaide. Benjamin and Adelaine sailed from New York to England in 1926, where Benjamin photographed many historic buildings, manor houses, and villages. Benjamin also traveled throughout California in the 1920s, where he photographed adobe structures built during the area's Spanish and Mexican periods.
      By 1930, Benjamin's occupation had changed to civil engineer and he was married to his second wife Esther Ruth Vanrossum. Esther and Benjamin lived in Santa Barbara until 1948, when they moved to Ojai. They had three children together.
      Benjamin died while traveling abroad in 1971.


      List of works


      Residences at 6627 Emmett Terrace, 6658 Emmett Terrace, and 6760 Milner Road (1922), Whitley Heights Historic District contributing properties
      Creque Building enlargement (1931 or 1934), Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District contributing property


      See also



      List of American architects
      List of people from Los Angeles


      External links


      Horner's photography collection


      References

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