Ernest Samuel Bixler, known locally as Ernest Bixler, was a prominent master builder and designer in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
15 Facts About Ernest Bixler
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Ernest Bixler had a significant influence on the character and architecture of the Village of Carmel during his career.
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Ernest Bixler served as postmaster and was a member of the Carmel Planning Commission.
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Ernest Bixler's father came to San Francisco by riverboat from Sacramento to help rebuild the city after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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Ernest Bixler's twin brother Richard E Bixler, was a contractor.
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Ernest Bixler was married to Ruth Goddard, an astrologer, on August 20,1924, in San Joaquin, California.
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Ernest Bixler married a second time, at age 58, to Wilma Podesto, age 46, on July 24,1956 in San Diego, California.
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Ernest Bixler joined the United States Army in 1918 and served in the military.
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Ernest Bixler worked in the East Bay before coming to the in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in 1928.
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In 1930, Ernest Bixler designed and built the Mrs Glenn Myers House, a Tudor Revival-style house on Carmelo Street 3NW of 13th Avenue.
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Good examples of this architectural style by Bixler are the Ten Winkel Spanish House on San Antonio Avenue 2SE of 4th Avenue, and the George E Butler House on the northeast corner of Scenic Road and 8th Avenue.
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Ernest Bixler's personal residence in Carmel was a California Ranch-style building with a hipped roof.
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Ernest Bixler was a member of the Carmel Lions Cub, Sons In Retirement, and the Rancho Canada Golf Club.
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Ernest Bixler played a significant role in designing and constructing homes in Carmel and Pebble Beach, California until 1939, when he was appointed as Carmel's Postmaster.
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Ernest Bixler passed away at the age of 80 on June 16,1978, at his residence in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, where he had resided for over 50 years.