Henry L. Gogerty
Henry L. Gogerty was an American architect. He is best known for designing over 350 schools and industrial buildings in Southern California, as well as designing or co-designing numerous historic buildings in Hollywood, California.
Biography
Early life
He was born on January 30, 1894, in Zearing, Iowa. He received a Liberal Arts certificate from the University of Dubuque in 1913, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1917, and later received a degree in architecture from the University of Southern California. During the First World War, he served in the field artillery.Career
Together with Carl Jules Weyl, he designed numerous buildings in Hollywood, California, including:- Palace Theater, NRHP-listed
- Baine Building, NRHP-listed
- Hollywood Studio Building, NRHP-listed
- Fred C. Thomson Building, LAHCM #1196
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School, Los Angeles
- Union High School, Visalia
- New buildings for Gardena High School, Gardena, together with D. Stewart Kerr
- Antelope Valley College's new campus, Lancaster
- New buildings for Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria
- Buildings for South Hills High School, West Covina
- Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale
- Yucca Vine Tower, Los Angeles, LAHCM #1302
- Johnny's Steak House Building, Los Angeles, NRHP-listed
- Dance studio at 6274-84 Yucca Street, Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Public Library Compton branch
- Hughes Aircraft Company factory, Culver City
- United States Navy Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern
- Hughes Aircraft Company factory, Fullerton
- Union Pacific Station, Las Vegas, Nevada
He sat on the Board of Trustees of the St. Anne's Foundation and was the recipient of the Angel Award in 1988.