page_title: William and Alexander Curlett
section_title: Block, Curlett & Eisen
hierarchical_section_title: William and Alexander Curlett / Block, Curlett & Eisen
caption_attribution_description: English: Potomac Block, W side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, 1890s
context_page_description: William F. Curlett and Alexander Edward Curlett were a father-and-son pair of architects. They worked together as partners under the name of William Curlett and Son, Architects from ca. 1908-1916. Aleck Curlett partnered with Claud Beelman as Curlett & Beelman.
  The San Francisco firm of Curlett, Eisen, & Cuthbertson, Architects, was active in the 1880s; it designed the Los Angeles County Courthouse in 1887. In 1888, the firm occupied Room #41 of the Downey Block.
  A number of works by either or both Curletts, and by Curlett & Beelman, are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
  Works include:
  Board of Trade Building, 111 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA, NRHP-listed
  Building at 816 South Grand Avenue, 816 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA, NRHP-listed
  Cooper Arms, 455 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA, NRHP-listed
  Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA, NRHP-listed
  Haas Candy Factory, 54 Mint St. San Francisco, CA, NRHP-listed
  Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building, 7415 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, NRHP-listed
  Hotel Congress, 303-311 E. Congress St. Tucson, AZ, NRHP-listed
  Packard Library, 301 4th St. Marysville, CA, NRHP-listed
  Phelan Building, 760 Market St.
context_section_description: Works attributed to Block, Curlett & Eisen:
  Potomac Block, west side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, Los Angeles, retail and offices, opened 1890
caption: Potomac Block, W side of Broadway between 2nd and 3rd, 1890s
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