Milton J. Black

Milton J. Black
Born(1905-04-23)April 23, 1905
California
DiedJune 30, 1970(1970-06-30) (aged 65)
San Diego County, California
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsEl Cadiz Apartments
Tail o' the Pup

Milton J. Black (April 23, 1905 – June 30, 1970) was an American architect known for his work in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Milton J. Black was born in California on April 23, 1905.[1]

Black was best known for the Spanish Colonial Revival and Streamline Moderne buildings he designed in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s.[2] He partnered with J. Ross Castendyck c. 1928[3] and was granted his own certificate to practice architecture in California in 1930.[1] Most of his work was residential and according to the City of Los Angeles ranged “from the masterful to the mundane”.[4]

Black died in San Diego County, California on June 30, 1970.[1]

List of works

Notable Black works include (all in Los Angeles):

  • Lewis Apartments (1929)[2]
  • Dolores del Rio Residence interior design (1929),[5] LAHCM No. 1242[6]
  • Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity House, UCLA Fraternity Row (1930)[7]
  • Residence at 5055 N. Hood Dr. (1930)[8]
  • 654 Burnside Apartments (1933), LAHCM No. 426[2][6]
  • Mauretania Apartments (1934)[9]
  • Chateau Rossmore (1934)[10]
  • J. H. Irvin Apartments (1936)[11]
  • Ulm House (1937)[12]
  • El Cadiz Apartments (1937), LAHCM No. 775[2][6][12]
  • Tail o' the Pup (1938)[2][12]
  • 462 S. Cochran Avenue Apartments (1938)[1][12]
  • Cernitz House (1938)[12]
  • Westwood-Ambassador Apartments (1940)[1][12]
  • Richardson Apartments (1940), LAHCM No. 847[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Michelson, Alan. "Milton J. Black (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the Lewis Apartments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. November 15, 2007.
  3. ↑ Michelson, Alan. "Black and Castendyck (None)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Citywide Historic Context Statement - Context: Architecture and Engineering - Sub-Context: L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. August 2021. p. 74.
  5. ↑ "Residence of Miss Dolores del Rio, Hollywood—J. Ross Castendyck, Architecture and Construction —Milton J. Black, Designer". Architectural Digest. January 1929.
  6. 1 2 3 "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Individual Resources – Westwood Report" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. April 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Historic Resource - 5055 N Hood Dr". Historic Places Los Angeles. October 18, 2012.
  9. ↑ Darling, Michael (May 10, 2017). "The Best Nautical-Themed Architecture In Los Angeles". LAist.
  10. ↑ "Golden Arches". Los Angeles Business Journal. July 12, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the J. H. Irvin Apartments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. March 1, 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Winter, Robert (2009). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. pp. 52, 141, 170, 178, 195, 211. ISBN 978-1-4236-0893-6.
  13. ↑ Lombard, Patricia (August 7, 2022). "Streamline Moderne Elegance of the Richardson Apartments". Larchmont Buzz.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.