Gene Verge Sr. (April 7, 1893- August 27, 1953) was a Canadian-born American architect.
Early life Gene Verge Sr. was born in Canada on April 7, 1893. He graduated from the École des beaux-arts de Montréal.
Career Verge moved to Los Angeles, California and started working for the Pozzo Construction Co.Pozzo Firm Nearing 90th Year, The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 1987
In 1934, Verge designed the 13.4-acre St Luke's Hospital, also known as the St. Luke Medical Center, located at 2632 East Washington Boulevard in Bungalow Heaven, Pasadena, California.David Gebhard, An Architectural Guidebook to Los Ángeles, Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2003, p. 430 Developer buys St. Luke hospital, The Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2007 It is a mix of art deco and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designated as a City Landmark in 2002. In 2007, it was purchased by DS Ventures, a real estate developer.
Verge designed the building of the Jonathan Club in Santa Monica, California. He also designed homes in Beverly Hills, California, including an X-shaped property for actor Buster Keaton (1895-1966).Lafia Arvin In the early 1950s, he designed St. Bartholomew School in Long Beach, California.
Death Verge died on August 27, 1953, in Los Angeles, California.
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