PCAD - Dodd and Richards, Architects

Aerial view of the Associated Realty Building (center), Los Angeles, CA, c. 2019. From Google Maps/Street View

Aerial view of the Ville de Paris Department Store, Los Angeles, CA, c. 2017. From Google Maps/Street View

Exterior view of 513 West 7th Street Retail Building, Los Angeles, CA, 2012; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Downtowngal

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William James Dodd, William Richards

Active 1915-1930

Dodd and Richards carried on a successful practice in Los Angeles, CA. The firm obtained new offices in 1919.

PCAD id: 656

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Associated Realty Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1920-1921	Los Angeles	CA
Brock and Company Jewelry Store, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1921-1922	Los Angeles	CA
City of Los Angeles, Public Library (LAPL), Branch #1, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA	1915-1916	Los Angeles	CA
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Washington High School, Los Angeles, CA	1925-1927	Los Angeles	CA
Pacific Finance Company, Building #1, Los Angeles, CA	1920-1921	Los Angeles	CA
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California, Office Building #1, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1908	Los Angeles	CA
Pacific Southwest Bank Building, Los Angeles, CA	1925-1926	Los Angeles	CA
Rivers, Howard Leland, House, Oak Glen, CA	1918	Oak Glen	CA
Robinson's, J.W., Department Store #4, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1915	Los Angeles	CA
Uplifters Clubhouse #2, Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles, CA	1923	Los Angeles	CA
Ville de Paris Department Store #3, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1916-1917	Los Angeles	CA

Publications

"Dodd and Richards New Offices", Architect and Engineer, 114, 02/1919. "Brock and Company Jewelry Store, Los Angeles", Architectural Digest, 40-41, 79, 1923. "Pacific Finance Building #1, Los Angeles", Architectural Digest, 10, 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, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 230, 1994. "History of Brock and Company store", Los Angeles Times, 10, 07/28/1976. "Election Booms Local Building", Los Angeles Times, A1, 1924-11-15. Rasmussen, Cecilia, "Goofy Goings-On at Honcho Hangout", Los Angeles Times, B4, 6/30/2002. "Jewelry firm opens its new building at 515 W 7th St", Los Angeles Times, 7, 06/25/1922. "Jewelry house in consolidation", Los Angeles Times, 24, 10/15/1911. "New home of the beautiful", Los Angeles Times, 37, 07/09/1922. "Jewelry firm to close", Los Angeles Times, 20, 02/03/1974. "Pacific Finance Building Story", Los Angeles Times, 05/31/1964. "Pacific Finance Building Demolished", Los Angeles Times, 04/05/1971. "Dodd & Richards prepare plans for Mission Playhouse", Los Angeles Times, 3, 12/16/1928. "Dodd & Richards prepare plans for the Brock Jewelry store building, Los Angeles", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 14, 08/11/1922. "Dodd, William J., Obituary", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 37, 06/1930.

Links

William J Dodd (1861-1930) American Architect and Designer