Abram M. Edelman
Abram M. Edelman, sometimes referred to as Abraham M. Edelman or A.M. Edelman, was an American architect from Los Angeles, California. During his career, he and Samuel Tilden Norton were considered the city's preeminent synagogue architects, and several of Edelman's works are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Biography
Abram M. Edelman was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1863, to Abram Wolf Edelman, a migrant from Poland and the first rabbi of Los Angeles' Congregation B'nai B'rith, and Hannah Pessah Cohn Edelman. Abram was the fourth of six children.Edelman apprenticed with architects in San Francisco, California around 1880. By 1884 he returned to Los Angeles. He partnered with his nephew Leo W. Barnett from 1905 to 1921 and Archie C. Zimmerman around 1930. At the height of Edelman's career, both he and Samuel Tilden Norton were considered the preeminent synagogue architects in Los Angeles.
Edelman died on September 2, 1941, and was buried in Home of [Peace Memorial Park].
List of works
Edelman's notable works include :- El Mio House, NRHP-listed, LAHCM #142
- Congregation B'nai B'rith Temple #2
- Congregation Beth Israel Temple
- Remick Building, NRHP-listed
- Karl's Building NRHP-listed then delisted
- Belasco Theatre demolished 1974
- Congregation Talmud Torah Temple
- Shrine Auditorium , NRHP-listed, LAHCM #139
- Theosophy Hall
- Alhambra Air Terminal Building , Alhambra, California, dismantled in the late 1940s
- Congregation B'nai B'rith Temple #3, NRHP-listed, LAHCM #116
With Leo W. Barnett
- Majestic Theatre , demolished 1930s
- Los Angeles Fire Department Engine Company #24 Station #1
- Blanchard Hall
- Breed Street Shul , NRHP-listed, LAHCM #359
- First National Bank Building, Lemon Cove, California
- First National Bank of San Pedro
- Hillcrest Country Clubhouse