Richard D. King (architect)

Richard Douglas King (1879–1945) was an American architect known for his work in southern California.

Biography

Richard Douglas King was born on December 31, 1879 in Jackson, Tennessee, where he would later become a prolific yet not-well-known architect. In 1911, he moved to Los Angeles, where he went on to produce many of his most well known works. King practiced solo for the majority of his career, although he did have a brief partnership with Ellis Wing Taylor in the 1910s. He achieved international recognition for his work on Villa Riviera, completed in 1929.

King married Margaret P. King and they had one daughter together. He died while inspecting a ship for the Maritime Commission on July 31, 1945 and was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery.

List of works

King's notable works in southern California include:

• Hollywood Professional Building (1922), LAHCM #876, contributing property in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District
• La Brea Theatre (1926)
• Sparkletts Bottling Plant (1929)
• Villa Riviera (1929), Long Beach Historic Landmark #16.52.010, NRHP #96000778
• Roosevelt Theater (1930 remodel and addition)
• Redwine Building (1931), LAHCM #1114
• Apartment building at 620 South St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles, contributing property to the Westminster Place Historic District
• Vernon City Hall
• Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

See also

• List of American architects
• List of people from Los Angeles

References