Résumé

Partner, Withey and [F. Pierpont] Davis, Architects, Los Angeles, 1911-1918.

Architect, Davis and Davis, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1920. In the Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1921,Walter S. Davis, F. Pierpont Davis and Henry F. Withey all were listed separately in the Architects' Classified Listing, but all had the same business address, 3215 West 6th Street in the Exchange Building, Room #621. They worked together on projects, from at least 1918-1922. Henry Withey's World War I draft registration card indicated that he worked for himself.

The 1940 US Census noted that Elsie R. Withey worked in Henry's office as an assistant. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00401; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 60-280, accessed 04/03/2018.)

Principal, Henry F. Withey, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1949. In 1949, Withey maintained an office at 15016 Ventura Boulevard. (SeeVan Nuys, California, City Directory, 1949, p. 7.)

Teaching

Vice-President, Los Angeles Architectural Club (LAAC), Los Angeles, CA, 1915. (See "With the Architects and Engineers,"Architect and Engineer of California, vol. XLI, no. 1, 04/1915, p. 106.)

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA) for literature in 1959.

Relocation

Born in Lynn, MA, Henry spent his earliest years living there, as per the 1880 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 531; Page: 51D; Enumeration District: 207, accessed 04/03/2018.) His parents moved to nearby Danvers, MA, where they lived on Dayton Street in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0266, accessed 04/03/2018.)

His family relocated to Los Angeles sometime between 1900 and 1910; according to the 1910 US Census, the Witheys lived at 4300 Vista Street in Los Angeles. (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, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 04/03/2018.)

Henry Withey resided with his wife, Elsie Rathburn, at 1118 1/2 3rd Street in Santa Monica, CA, according to the 1920 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_116; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 600, accessed 04/03/2018.)

Henry F. Withey lived at 4400 Camero Street in Los Angeles, CA, in 1921. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1921, p. 2673.)

Withey and his wife resided at 405 Western Avenue in Los Angeles in 1940.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00401; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 60-280, accessed 04/03/2018.) Two years later, they had moved to the San Fernando Valley living at 15031 Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, CA.

Parents

His father was John F. Withey, his mother, Martha Peckham WIthey. They married in c. 1877. John Withey performed several jobs during his lifetime. He worked as a job printer in 1880, a farmer c. 1900 and a laborer in 1910. Martha supervised the household that included four children.

Their children included Henry, Arthur W. Withey (born 01/1882 in MA), Alice M. Withey (born 04/1883 in MA), and Edith (born c. 12/1887 in MA).

Spouse

Henry Withey married Elsie Rathburn (1881-1964), with whom he wrote a much-read Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased), (Los Angeles, New Age Pub. Co., [c. 1956]); caution must be used, however, when reading the book as it is filled with factual errors.

Elsie immigrated to the US in 1884, and was naturalized in 1900, according to the 1920 US Census form.

Biographical Notes

Withey's World War I draft registration card of 09/12/1918 indicated that he was tall, with a slender build, and had blue eyes and brown hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1530903; Draft Board: 14, accessed 04/03/2018.) His World War II draft registration card of 04/26/1942 listed his height at age 62 as 5-feet, 10 1/2-inches tall and his weight 170 pounds. (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, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 04/03/2018.)

SSN: 571-20-9462

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

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• Lynn, MA (Architect's Birth)
  Lynn, MA

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