Despite his passing in 1963, Beelman continues to be recognized, having received a posthumous Honorary Doctor of Architecture Degree from Woodbury University.
Claud W. Beelman (1884 – January 30, 1963), sometimes known as Claude Beelman, was an American architect who designed many examples of Beaux-Arts, Art Deco....
Claud Beelman
American architect (1884–1963)
Claud W.
Beelman (1884 – January 30, 1963), sometimes known as Claude Beelman, was an American architect who designed many examples of Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne style buildings. Many of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Biography
Beelman was married to Lourene Taft Beelman (b.
Alexander Curlett and Claud.1884, Ohio - d. 1948, Ca.). In 1910, he was a draftsman in the state of Indiana. (Cite: U.S. Census Records, State of Indiana, 1910.) It was there they had a daughter, Helen Beelman (b.
Claud Beelman was born in Ohio in 1884 and apprenticed in the Midwest and South before moving to Los Angeles.
1912). By the 1920s, the family had relocated to Los Angeles, and by 1930, they lived in Beverly Hills.
From the 1920s on, Beelman, as partner or owner of one or another of several firms (Curlett + Beelman; Allison & Allison; Ruck & Beelman; Claud Beelman & Associates) designed a number of prominent civic and private structures.
By 1956, Claude Beelman & Associates officed at 7421 Beverly Blvd., L