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Male, US, born 09/17/1871, died 11/10/1945

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Dodd and Richards, Architects


Professional History

Partner, Dodd and Richards, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1915-1930; Principal, William Richards, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1945;

Education

Queens College, Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, c. 1891.

Personal

Richards was born in Darlington, England, emigrated in 1912, and died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 74;

SSN: 550-09-5597; according to architectural biographer, Henry Withey, a contemporary of Richards's in Los Angeles, the firm of Dodd and Richards specialized in commercial work (p. 508).



Associated Locations

  • Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Office)
    West 5th Street
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

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    Dodd and Richards operated a practice in the Architects' Building in the 1920s and 1930s.

  • Darlington, Darlington UK (Architect's Birth)
    Darlington, Darlington UK

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    Traditionally was located in County Durham, but became a unitary authority, 04/01/1997.

  • Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Death)
    Los Angeles, CA

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PCAD id: 1006


"Dodd and Richards New Offices", Architect and Engineer, 114, 02/1919. "Pacific Finance Building #1, Los Angeles", Architectural Digest, 10, 1923. "Brock and Company Jewelry Store, Los Angeles", Architectural Digest, 40-41, 79, 1923. Withey, Henry F., Withey, Elsie Rathburn, "Richards, William", Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased), 508, 1956. "Architects Dodd & Richards prepare plans for Washington High School, Los Angeles", California Arts and Architecture, 9, 05/1929. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Pacific Mutual Building, 1912, 1922, 1926, 1937 and 1974", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 230, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 230, 1994. "Jewelry house in consolidation", Los Angeles Times, 24, 10/15/1911. "New home of the beautiful", Los Angeles Times, 37, 07/09/1922. Rasmussen, Cecilia, "Goofy Goings-On at Honcho Hangout", Los Angeles Times, B4, 6/30/2002. "History of Brock and Company store", Los Angeles Times, 10, 07/28/1976. "Dodd & Richards prepare plans for Mission Playhouse", Los Angeles Times, 3, 12/16/1928. "Pacific Finance Building Story", Los Angeles Times, 05/31/1964. "Pacific Finance Building Demolished", Los Angeles Times, 04/05/1971. "Jewelry firm to close", Los Angeles Times, 20, 02/03/1974. "Jewelry firm opens its new building at 515 W 7th St", Los Angeles Times, 7, 06/25/1922. "Election Booms Local Building", Los Angeles Times, A1, 1924-11-15. "Brock Jewelry Store Plans", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 14, 08/11/1922. "Dodd & Richards prepare plans for the Brock Jewelry store building, Los Angeles", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 14, 08/11/1922. "Los Angeles 1st National Bank Branch, Broadway and Brand Avenue, Glendale", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 111, 1927-10.