Roland Coate | |
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Born | December 5, 1890 Richmond, Indiana |
Died | October 17, 1958 San Diego County, California |
Education |
Earlham College Cornell University |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse(s) | Gladys |
Children | William Bleecker Coate, Roland E Coate, Jr., Suzanne Coate |
Roland Coate (1890–1958) was an American architect.
Roland Coate was born on December 5, 1890 in Richmond, Indiana. He attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana from 1910 to 1912, and he graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1914.
In 1924, Coate designed the Campbell House located at 1244 Wentworth Avenue in Pasadena, California. He also designed the Robert E. Pond House located at 655 Bradford Street in Pasadena. In 1925, he designed the Stafford W. Sixby House located at 1148 Garfield Avenue in South Pasadena, California, which went on to win a Certificate of Honor from the Southern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1927. The following year, he designed the Eva K.J. Fudger House located at 211 Muirfield Road in Hancock Park, Los Angeles; it was later purchased by Howard Hughes (1905-1976). He also designed Fudger's residence at 1103 San Ysidro Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
In 1930, Coate designed the Elliott Bandini House located at 90274 Via Almar and Via Arroyo in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The same year, he designed the Monterey Colonial style mansion of D.C. Norcross located at 673 Siena Way in Bel Air, Los Angeles; A.E. Hanson (1893-1986) was the landscape architect. In 1931, he designed the Monterey Colonial style Pasadena Town Club located at 378 South Madison Avenue in Pasadena, California. In 1933 and 1934, he designed the private residence of film producer David O. Selznick (1902-1965) in Beverly Hills. In 1934, he designed the W.B Hart House in Pasadena, California and the Farley Johnson House in Downey, California. The same year, he also designed the private residence of Henry W. O'Melveny located at 1709 Stone Canyon Road in Bel Air. In 1939, he designed the Everett Sebring House located at 612 Berkshire Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, California. In 1941, he designed the private residence of Robert Taylor (1911-1969) and Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) located at 1101 Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California.