Draftsman, Bertram G. Goodhue, San Diego, CA, 1915-1916; Designer, Carleton Monroe Winslow, Architect, 1919-1920; Principal, Winchton L. Risley, Architect, Los Angeles, CA; Partner, Winchton L. Risley, FAIA, and Stanley R. Gould, AIA, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1955.

Risley received his certificate to practice architecture in the State of California, c. 06/01/1921; served as Treasurer for the Southern California Chapter, American Institute of Architects in 06/1927; selected to serve as a Southern California Delegate to the American Institute of Architects National Convention in 01/1928. Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1925-1975.

Risley received award for his own house from the American Institute of Architects, Southern California Chapter, in April 1927; Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1943;

Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1908-1909; Columbia University, New York, NY, 1911-1913;

Awarded a Bronze Medal by the Beaux-Arts Society of America, New York, NY, 1913;

Relocation

Risley was born in Delphos, OH.

The 1930 US Census recorded that Risley lived with his wife, Una, at 314 Westmoreland Avenue in Los Angeles, CA. They owned their house that had an estimated value of $18,000. The Risley lived a few doors down from the architect Gordon Bernie Kaufmann, who resided in a rented house at 306 Westmoreland. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0387; FHL microfilm: 2339882, accessed 10/15/2019.)

He died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 88;

A relative, Winchton Risley, was the postmaster of Delphos, Allen County, OH, in 05/1853; this relative, possibly a grandfather, obtained land in Ohio in 1846; this relative was also named in early records of a nearby city, Kalida, Putnam County, OH;

Risley married in 1919;

Risley's nickname was "Wink"; SSN: 555-32-2494;