Henry Lawrence Eggers

Architect | 1911-1987

To date, Eggers' only known project in San Diego County was the Ralph Keithly Residence (1952) in Chula Vista.

Henry Eggers was born in Denver, Colorado on May 12, 1911. Earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Cornell in 1933 and the Sands Medal that same year, Henry Eggers lived much of his life in the Los Angeles area where he died at the age of 75.

Eggers joined the Southern California Chapter of the AIA in 1943 and served as the Chapter Secretary between 1947-48. During the years 1946-48 he was a partner in the firm Kaufmann, Lippincott & Eggers. Partnering with Walter W. Wilkman in the firm Eggers and Wilkman, Architects (1956-66) he ran the business from his home office at 704 Heatherside Road in Pasadena.

Eggers enjoyed several published profiles including two articles in Southwest Builder & Contractor (June 18, 1943 and January 19, 1945 issues) and received FAIA status in 1956.

Partial List of Projects

Chandler Residence (1969)
241 N. San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena
*Attribution via 2024 real estate listing

Claremont College Faculty Club (ca. 1956)
Claremont, California

Davis, Thomas House (1958)
Palm Springs, California
*Interior design by Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings

Dreyfuss House (1956)
*Photographed by Julius Shulman

Garrett House (1959)
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont
*Campus President’s House converted to a dorm in 2023

Hanish House (1951)
940 Hillcrest Place, Pasadena
*Written as "Hamish House, Oak Knoll, Pasadena" in Gebhard and Winter, Los Angeles Architecture: The Guide, p. 390.

Hopper House (ca. 1956)
Duarte, California

Johnson, S.C. ‘The House’ (1956)
Racine, Wisconsin
*Just east of Frank Lloyd Wright's Wingspread Residence for the same client

Keithly, Ralph Residence (1952)
40 Lion Circle, Chula Vista
*Published in the San Diego Tribune

Kroger House (ca. 1956)
Los Angeles, California

Leisure House (ca. 1956)
La Verne, California
*Photographed by Julius Shulman

Medical Buildings (ca. 1956)
Pasadena, California

Pavilion House (1955)
Pomona, California

Private Residence (1953)
21 Lagunita Drive, Laguna Beach
*Featured in House Beautiful Magazine in 1953