Ernest C. Wilson Jr.
Ernest C. Wilson Jr. | |
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| Born | May 15, 1924 |
| Died | August 18, 1992 Newport Beach, Orange County, California |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, real estate developer |
| Spouse | Shirley Wilson |
| Children | Peter Wilson Ernest Wilson, III Caroline (Wilson) Grazioli |
Ernest C. Wilson Jr. (May 15, 1924 – August 18, 1992) was an American
Early life
Ernest Clifford Wilson Jr. was born on May 15, 1924, in
Career
In 1949, he partnered with fellow USC graduate in Architecture Robert E. Langdon Jr. to form an architectural firm.[4] Two years later, in 1951, they officially founded Langdon Wilson.[4] The firm had offices in Los Angeles and Newport Beach.[4] While Langdon oversaw design projects in the LA area, Wilson took care of projects in and around Newport Beach.[4] However, Wilson is credited with co-designing at least two buildings in Los Angeles County with Langdon: the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades and the Bank of America Building in Beverly Hills.[3][5]
He designed high-rise buildings in
Additionally, he served as the President of Koll International, a real estate development firm.[3] He masterplanned and developed many hotels and golf resorts in Baja California, Mexico.[3]
He was a member of the
Personal life
He was married to Shirley Wilson.[2] They had two sons, Peter Wilson and Ernest Wilson, III, and a daughter, Caroline (Wilson) Grazioli.[2] They resided in Newport Beach, where he was a member of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club.[3] He was also a pilot and yachtsman, competing in regattas aboard his yacht called Westerly.[3]
Death
He died on August 18, 1992, at the Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California.[1][2] He was sixty-eight years old.[2]
References
- ^ a b Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Wilson, Ernest
- ^ a b c d e E.C. Wilson Jr.; Architect of Getty Museum, the Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1992
- ^ a b c d e f g h Iris Yokoy, Famed Architect Ernest Clifford Wilson Jr. Dies : Death: He designed Nixon, Getty museums and is credited with changing the development face of Orange County., Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1992
- ^ a b c d e f g h Myrna Oliver, Robert Langdon Jr., 86; Designed 1st Getty Museum, Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2004
- ^ Emporis: Bank of America Building
- ^ The American Institute of Architects: Ernest Clifford Wilson, Jr.