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Chauncey Fitch Skilling

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to be treated in hospitals in "sections of the city that are sufficiently isolated from populous districts to minimize the danger of contamination." He said that "energetic protests" had been made against such institutions in densely populated districts."
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Skilling served on the Board of Education in 1900-02 and was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in 1902–04. As a councilman, in 1904 he persuaded the City Council to pass an emergency
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at the age of 78 on February 14, 1945. Skilling was survived by brothers William T. of San Diego, California, and Robert P. of Newark, New Jersey.
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Three-story apartment house on Sixth Street near Burlington Avenue for L.B. Cohn, with "24 rooms divided into 45 apartments with private baths,
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and of dozens of other churches and schools in Southern California." Some of these, either planned or completed, were:
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Bethany Lutheran Church of Hollywood, 4975 W. Sunset Boulevard, 1925. The church was dedicated on April 11, 1926.
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First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica, 1921. "The church was planned to seat 1,100 at its opening."
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Los Angeles Building permit No. 1925LA32009, issued Sept 18, 1925 lists C. F. Skilling as architect
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Residence for W. W. Richardson on Occidental Boulevard (with Otto Neher), in an
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White glazed marble and tile building on North Broadway near Avenue 22 in
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in the city schools and, with the aid of J.H. Francis, he helped pass a
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through the City Council that resulted in the establishment of
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Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials 1850–1938,
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around 1892–94. Before going into business for himself as an
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Municipal Reference Library, March 1938, reprinted 1946
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Lucerne Boulevard, he died of 1233: 265:Skilling, taken from a book of caricatures, 1900 638:"Clubhouse to Be Built for Sons Golden West," 543: 541: 736: 525: 523: 521: 519: 400:Immanuel Presbyterian Church #2, Los Angeles 104:December 5, 1902 – December 8, 1904 538: 743: 729: 565:The dates in the sources are inconsistent. 516: 211:Skilling was born on December 7, 1868, in 76: 1277:University of Southern California alumni 259: 49:of all important aspects of the article. 1234: 501: 499: 497: 495: 493: 430:Hotel planned at Fifth and Olive, 1910 45:Please consider expanding the lead to 724: 355:(never built). It was planned with a 404:Historical-Cultural Monument No. 743 346:Historical-Cultural Monument No. 396 18: 1252:Deaths from pneumonia in California 590:"North End Bank Soon to Be Built," 490: 478:Los Angeles Polytechnic High School 13: 1262:People from Scott County, Illinois 530:"C.F. Skilling, Architect, Dies," 442:Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1921 14: 1293: 710:"New Hospital Ordinance Passed," 447: 244:Chief structural engineer of the 225:University of Southern California 16:American architect and politician 1267:Los Angeles City Council members 435: 423: 411: 270:His first recorded job was as a 23: 712:Los Angeles Herald, May 3, 1904 703: 691: 673: 664: 646: 255: 221:Los Angeles State Normal School 37:may be too short to adequately 631: 616: 598: 583: 568: 559: 337:and "all latest conveniences." 47:provide an accessible overview 1: 483: 456:that required patients with 342:Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles 317:." The upper floor had four 283:Immanuel Presbyterian Church 230:He was a Presbyterian and a 7: 534:February 15, 1945, page A-2 206: 10: 1298: 1257:Architects from California 1216:Los Angeles Common Council 685:digital.lib.washington.edu 658:digital.lib.washington.edu 610:digital.lib.washington.edu 553:digital.lib.washington.edu 418:Richardson residence, 1909 1208: 1174: 1130: 1090: 1049: 1005: 963: 926:William Hartshorn Bonsall 918: 872: 828: 816: 809: 758: 291:English renaissance style 190: 180: 160: 141: 136: 132: 120: 108: 97: 88: 84: 75: 68: 1221:Los Angeles City Council 91:Los Angeles City Council 900:Chauncey Fitch Skilling 197:Chauncey Fitch Skilling 70:Chauncey Fitch Skilling 1282:American Presbyterians 1272:California Republicans 1101:Daniel Michael McGarry 1074:James Potter Davenport 380:vacuum cleaning system 267: 1041:Albert Joseph Wallace 263: 1194:Everett L. Blanchard 1156:Edward L. Hutchinson 1031:William Miller Bowen 987:Pomeroy Wills Powers 933:Zacharias D. Mathuss 382:, freight elevator, 213:Manchester, Illinois 155:Manchester, Illinois 1182:Robert E. Wirsching 1138:Theodore Summerland 1066:Leroy Milton Grider 992:Theodore Summerland 947:Oscar Eugene Farish 846:George W. Stockwell 640:Los Angeles Herald, 625:Los Angeles Herald, 592:Los Angeles Herald, 577:Los Angeles Herald, 470:vocational training 462:contagious diseases 1191:George W. Campbell 1115:Benjamin S. Lauder 1079:Arthur D. Houghton 971:Jacob Frankenfield 910:Edward A. Clampitt 890:Meredith P. Snyder 841:Francis M. Nickell 532:Los Angeles Times, 390:(with Otto Neher). 268: 246:World Trade Center 164:September 26, 1919 1229: 1228: 1204: 1203: 1197:Frank U. Nofziger 1143:John Tracy Gaffey 1062:George D. Pessell 978:Samuel H. Kingery 975:William H. Rhodes 851:William H. Pierce 823: 822: 642:November 13, 1910 388:electric fixtures 363:," two passenger 353:Temple Auditorium 194: 193: 64: 63: 1289: 1209:Related articles 1013:Austin C. Shafer 951:Sidney W. Hiller 880:George P. McLain 819: 818: 814: 813: 745: 738: 731: 722: 721: 715: 707: 701: 695: 689: 688: 677: 671: 668: 662: 661: 650: 644: 635: 629: 620: 614: 613: 602: 596: 587: 581: 579:February 7, 1909 572: 566: 563: 557: 556: 545: 536: 527: 514: 513: 511: 503: 439: 427: 415: 167: 152:December 7, 1868 151: 149: 137:Personal details 123: 115:George P. McLain 111: 102: 93:for the 2nd ward 80: 66: 65: 59: 56: 50: 27: 19: 1297: 1296: 1292: 1291: 1290: 1288: 1287: 1286: 1232: 1231: 1230: 1225: 1200: 1170: 1161:Robert Asa Todd 1126: 1086: 1045: 1036:George A. Smith 1027:Charles H. Toll 1023:Freeman G. Teed 1001: 959: 937:Louis F. Vetter 930:Frank S. Munson 914: 905:Percy V. Hammon 868: 836:H. V. 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Hamilton 1053: 1051: 1047: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1009: 1007: 1003: 1002: 1000: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 976: 973: 967: 965: 961: 960: 958: 957: 955:Walter J. Wren 952: 949: 944: 939: 934: 931: 928: 922: 920: 916: 915: 913: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 876: 874: 870: 869: 867: 866: 864:R. W. Dromgold 861: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 832: 830: 826: 825: 821: 817: 811: 807: 806: 803: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 763: 759: 756: 755: 748: 747: 740: 733: 725: 717: 716: 702: 690: 672: 663: 645: 630: 615: 597: 582: 567: 558: 537: 515: 488: 487: 485: 482: 449: 448:Public service 446: 445: 444: 441: 434: 432: 429: 422: 420: 417: 410: 407: 406: 402:, Los Angeles 397: 394: 391: 368: 349: 338: 329:. There was a 315:servants' room 295:reception room 264: 257: 254: 208: 205: 192: 191: 188: 187: 182: 178: 177: 168:(aged 50) 162: 158: 157: 143: 139: 138: 134: 133: 130: 129: 124: 118: 117: 112: 106: 105: 95: 94: 89:Member of the 86: 85: 82: 81: 73: 72: 69: 62: 61: 41:the key points 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1294: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1213: 1211: 1207: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1177: 1173: 1167: 1166:Bernard Healy 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152:Thomas Savage 1151: 1149: 1148:Hugh J. Smith 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1135: 1133: 1129: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1106:Thomas Strohm 1104: 1102: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1089: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1054: 1052: 1048: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1018:John Q. 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Allen 997:Niles Pease 761:Presidents: 594:May 1, 1910 307:dining room 301:, library, 201:Los Angeles 171:Los Angeles 110:Preceded by 1236:Categories 1123:Harry Lyon 795:Summerland 484:References 474:resolution 460:and other 372:steam heat 232:Republican 185:Republican 175:California 148:1868-12-07 55:March 2023 480:in 1906. 454:ordinance 376:wall beds 365:elevators 327:bathrooms 276:architect 272:draftsman 239:pneumonia 100:In office 39:summarize 1175:9th Ward 1131:8th Ward 1091:7th Ward 1050:6th Ward 1006:5th Ward 964:4th Ward 919:3rd Ward 873:2nd Ward 829:1st Ward 384:plumbing 319:bedrooms 223:and the 207:Personal 770:Bonsall 331:furnace 311:kitchen 785:Powers 780:Silver 361:parlor 810:Wards 800:Pease 790:Bowen 510:(PDF) 357:lobby 775:Teed 386:and 325:and 321:, a 313:and 161:Died 142:Born 303:den 1238:: 683:. 656:. 608:. 551:. 540:^ 518:^ 492:^ 378:, 374:, 309:, 305:, 297:, 248:, 234:. 173:, 744:e 737:t 730:v 687:. 660:. 612:. 555:. 512:. 348:. 150:) 146:( 57:) 53:( 43:.

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Los Angeles City Council
George P. McLain
Percy V. Hammon
Manchester, Illinois
Los Angeles
California
Republican
Los Angeles
Manchester, Illinois
Athens, Ohio
Los Angeles State Normal School
University of Southern California
Republican
pneumonia
World Trade Center
John Skilling

draftsman
architect
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
English renaissance style
reception room
living rooms
den
dining room

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