Background
Thornton Fitzhugh was born in 1864 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. He migrated to California during his youth.
(First Presbyterian Church is an historic Presbyterian chu...)
First Presbyterian Church is an historic Presbyterian church founded by Civil War veteran and San Luis Obispo county judge, McDowell Reid Venable in 1875 with eleven charter members.
Thornton Fitzhugh was born in 1864 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. He migrated to California during his youth.
After a period of architectural training Mr. Fitzhugh opened an office in the city, and early in the 1900’s was appointed architect of the State Penitentiary at Florence, Arizona. He also designed the State Hospital at Tempe, and during the erection of these structures made his home at Phoenix. Returning to Los Angeles some years later, Mr. Fitzhugh resumed practice with an office in the Story Building, ( 1925. During that period he was commissioned to design the Labor Temple on Maple Avenue, one of his more important works.