Male, US, born 01/13/1918, died 03/08/2009

Associated with the firms network

Benedict and Johnson, Architects; Benedict, Walter G., Architect; Hunter and Benedict, Architects; Kewell, Kocher and Benedict, Architects and Engineers


Professional History

Benedict enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on 09/14/1942; Partner, Kewell, Kocher and Benedict, Architects and Engineers, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1950-1951; Partner, Benedict and Johnson, Architects, Sherman Oaks, CA, c. 1952-1957; Partner, Hunter and Benedict, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1957-1966; the office address of Hunter and Benedict in 1962 was 3670 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA; Principal, Walter G. Benedict, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1966-;

Benedict was a Registered Architect in the State of California in 1955; he was a member of the American Institute of Architects, Southern California Chapter in 1955;

Education

B. Arch., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1942;

Elected to Tau Sigma Delta;

Personal

Born in Los Angeles, CA, Benedict lived with his parents in the Cahuenga Township of Los Angeles County in 1920. In 1930, he and his family lived at 563 Myrtle Street in Glendale, CA; He last resided in the 85254 zip code of Scottsdale, AZ.

His parents were Walter (born c. 1876 in MO) and Rose G. Benedict (born c. 1895, in Canada); her parents were from English-speaking Canada; his came from MO. Walter and Rose also had another son, Norman S. (born c. 1920 in CA). In the U.S. Censuses of 1920 and 1930, Walter was identified as a "farmer" and "rancher," respectively.

Benedict married on 09/26/1978 to a woman named Esther H. Jones (or Wood), records conflict as to her last name.

SSN: 551-09-226;



Associated Locations

  • Scottsdale, AZ (Architect's Death)
    Scottsdale, AZ

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

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  • Downtown, Los Angeles , CA (Architect's Office)
    3670 Wilshire Boulevard
    Downtown, Los Angeles , CA 90010-2702

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PCAD id: 567