Arthur Heineman
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Arthur S. Heineman (1878–1974)[1] was the inventor and primary architect of the world's first motel, the Motel Inn. It was originally called the Milestone Mo-Tel and is located in San Luis Obispo, California. It opened on December 12, 1925.[2] Although it was planned to be only the first of a chain of eighteen motor courts, Heineman was unable to register the name as a trademark, which allowed competitors to use the name, and his plans to extend the concept himself were scuttled.
He also designed (or co-designed, together with one or both of his brothers) a number of notable houses in Pasadena, California, including the following homes:
- The Parsons house at 444 E. California Blvd., built during 1909–10[1]
- Bowen Court, at 539 E. Villa St., a large L-shaped house built during 1910–12 that is the oldest bungalow court style house in Pasadena (and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places)
- The house at 674 Elliot Drive, a wood-frame house in the American Craftsman style built in 1911 (listed on the National Register of Historic Places)
- The house at 1186 W. 27th St., which is one of only a few houses in the American Craftsman style in its historic neighborhood[1]
- The house at 1233 Wentworth Ave., a Cotswold style house built in 1917 (listed in the National Register of Historic Places)
- The house at 4051 W. 7th Street, built in 1915 and located within the Wilshire Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone.