Edgar Leroy Huxley

Edgar Huxley grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma A&M College with a B.Arch. He lived and worked (‘operating an architectural firm’) in Los Angeles as early as 1953 and in Barstow by 1965. Huxley lived in San Diego from approximately 1966 to his death in 1989.

Huxley joined the AIA San Diego Chapter in 1963 and enjoyed a career here as an architect, artist, illustrator and muralist. Huxley designed several Nurserylands, Growin’ Grounds and Cooks Corner stores as well as hotels and casinos in Las Vegas. By 1975 his firm was Huxley, Clemons and Colbourn.

In 1977, Huxley served as president of the AIA San Diego Chapter. In 1979, Huxley and architect/writer Richard Saul Wurman (then dean of architecture at Cal Poly Pomona) launched the first of many annual gatherings in Monterey, for the California Council of the American Institute of Architects. This was the first West Coast conference to focus strictly on design.

For a time he practiced from 4408 Bayard Avenue in Pacific Beach. Among Huxley’s office alumni was Rick Peterson who would later be a founder of Cornerstone architecture in Richmond, Virginia.

Due in large part to his launch of this important annual gathering, Huxley was named an AIA Fellow in April 1989. Unfortunately, Huxley died in a plane crash on his way from Washington state to the induction ceremony in Cleveland.

Partial List of Projects

4141 Office Building (1974)
4141 Camino Del Rio South

Belden Village Senior Apartments (1982)
7720-7780 Belden Street
*Huxley Architecture/Planning joint venture with Salerno/Livingston and Partners

Cardiff Sea Village Condominiums (1975)
North of Manchester, Cardiff

Cowling, Mr. & Mrs. William S. Jr. Residence (ca. 1974)
4728 LaRueda Drive, Mt Helix
*Featured extensive James Hubbell stained glass

Del Lago Homes (1979)
PCH and Colorado in Long Beach

Executive Golf Course and Recreation Facility
Lomas Santa Fe

Lake Murray Terrace Apartments (1971)
Lake Murray Blvd and Navajo Road

National University
*Unclear of Huxley involvement

Nurseryland, Flower Hill Mall (ca. 1975)
2720 Via De La Valle

Nurseryland, Morena Blvd (1975)
1350 W. Morena Blvd

Pointe Camino Centre (1985)
Overlooking Lusk Park

Private Ledger Financial Services (1983)
5871 Oberlin Drive

San Elijo Hills Homes (1976)
Model home(s) for Lomas Santa Fe Inc. on Highland Drive

Tulip Plaza Minishopping Center (1978)
West Valley Parkway and Tulip

Private Residence (1978)
1014 Johnson Avenue
*Attribution