Résumé

Partner, Davies and Baume, Architects, Long Beach, CA, 1923-1924. (See Long Beach, California, City Directory, 1924, p. 172.) This partnership announced its formation in 07/1923.

In 1925, H.R. Davies worked in the same office as the former Spokane architect Kirtland K. Cutter in Room #1010 of the F & M Bank Building. (See Long Beach, California, City Directory, 1925, p. 617.)

Principal, Hugh R. Davies, Architect, Long Beach, CA, 1942. In 1942, Davies had an office in in Room #523 of the Security Building in Long Beach. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 04/05/2022.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1927-1968. (See "People,"Architecture / West, vol. 74, no. 5, 05/1968, p. 12.)

Relocation

Born in Saint Louis, MO, in 1884, Hugh Davies lived with his family in Grass Valley, CA, in 1900.

Davies lived at 247 East Seaside in Long Beach on 04/27/1942, when he filled out World War II draft registration paperwork. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 04/05/2022.)

The architect died while on a cruise in South America. (See "People,"Architecture / West, vol. 74, no. 5, 05/1968, p. 12.)

Parents

His mother was Jennie Kirkwood (09/03/1858 in San Francisco, CA-d. 10/18/1941 in Long Beach, CA). His father, John David Davies (born 09/22/1859 in Saint Louis, MO-d. 06/17/1936 in Long Beach, CA), worked as an iron molder in 1900. Davies had a Welsh ancestry on his father's side.

Hugh had a sister Kathleen Davies Mason (born 02/15/1893 in CA-d. 07/13/1961 in Long Beach, CA).

Biographical Notes

As per his World War II draft registration card, Davies was Caucasian with a light and ruddy complexion. He stood 6 feet tall and weighed 200 pounds, and had hazel eyes and brown hair at age 47. The card noted that he had a scar at his right eye. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 04/05/2022.)

• Saint Louis, MO (Architect's Birth)
  Saint Louis, MO

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