Arthur Burnett Benton
Arthur Burnett Benton was an American architect.Life
He was born in Peoria, Illinois.
He studied at the School of Art and Design, at Topeka, Kansas.
He worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
He moved to Los Angeles.
He promoted Mission Revival architecture.
In 1900, he received the commission for the First Church of Christian Science, in Riverside, CA, which was built in that style. This building caught the eye of Frank Augustus Miller, who ran a nearby adobe tourist hotel, known as the Glenwood Inn. Miller had a vision of a great Mission Style hotel and in Benton, he saw the man to make his vision a reality. In 1902, work began on the first phase of the Mission Inn, under Benton’s supervision. He did several additions to the sprawling complex, including the “Cloister Wing”, which was modeled after the Mission in Carmel.
He was President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
His papers are at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Benton was a very active member of the Society of Colonial War. He was second "Governor" of the California Society from 1908 to 1910. He was admitted to life membership on December 24, 1902. General Society Membership number 3351, California Society number 55.Family
In 1893, he married Harriet Phillipina von Schilling.Historic buildings
