Richard D. King (architect)
Richard Douglas King | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1879 |
| Died | July 31, 1945 (aged 65) |
Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Margaret P. King |
| Children | 1 |
| Buildings | Villa Riviera Hollywood Professional Redwine Building |
Richard Douglas King (1879–1945) was an American architect known for his work in southern California.
Biography
Richard Douglas King was born on December 31, 1879 in Jackson, Tennessee.[1] His father was a miller and his mother a music teacher.[2]
King worked as a hardware store clerk in Helena, Arkansas c. 1900, and by 1909, he was working as a draftsman in Sacramento for the state of California. In 1911, he moved to Los Angeles, where first worked as a project manager at Morgan, Walls & Morgan. He partnered with Ellis Wing and Edward C. Taylor the following year and the partnership ended in 1914. King worked as a solo practitioner the rest of his career.[2]
King produced more than 125 works in southern California[3] and he achieved international recognition for Villa Riviera, completed in 1929.[4] He also built his own home in Hermosa Beach in 1917;[3] his office, however, was located in downtown Los Angeles.[2]
King married Margaret P. King and they had one daughter together.[5] He died of a heart attack while inspecting a ship for the Maritime Commission[2] on July 31, 1945; he was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery.[5]
List of works
Los Angeles
- Coca Cola bottling plant (1920, demolished prior to 1939)[2]
- Hollywood Professional Building (1922), LAHCM No. 876,[6] NRHP-listed[7]
- Ravenna Theatre (1924)[8]
- La Brea Theatre (1926)[9]
- Apartment building at 1523 N. McCadden Pl. (1928)[10]
- Sparkletts Bottling Plant (1929)[11]
- Roosevelt Theater (1930 remodel and addition)[12]
- Redwine Building (1931), LAHCM No. 1114[13]
- Apartment building at 620 South St. Andrews Place, NRHP-listed[1]
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles[14]
Elsewhere in southern California
- Symphony Theatre and Hotel (1923, destroyed 1933), Compton[2]
- Metropolitan Theatre (1923), Hermosa Beach historic landmark[15]
- Villa Riviera (1929), Long Beach Historic Landmark No. 16.52.010,[16] NRHP No. 96000778[17]
- Vernon City Hall[14]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Westminster Place Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. March 31, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the Sparkletts Bottling Plant and Offices" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. February 22, 2026.
- 1 2 "Architectural Odyssey: A Bus Tour Through the Works of Richard D. King 1900-1933". Hermosa Beach Museum. 2024.
- ↑ "Villa Riviera". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "Obituaries - Richard D. King" (PDF). Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1945 – via Redwine Building Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument application.
- ↑ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
- ↑ "Our Historic Location". Gallery C. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Historic Resource Assessment 5100-5114 Wilshire Boulevard" (PDF). Chattel, Inc. May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Historic Resources Survey Report - Hollywood Redevelopment Plan Area". City of Los Angeles. January 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Sparkletts Bottling Plant". Los Angeles Conservatory. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ↑ Michelson, Alan. "Roosevelt Theatre, Los Angeles, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Redwine Building". Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- 1 2 "Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the Hollywood Professional Building" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. February 15, 2007.
- ↑ Hixon, Michael (September 20, 2019). "Historic Bijou building in Hermosa Beach sells for $18 million". Daily Breeze.
- ↑ "Villa Riviera". Government of Long Beach. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ↑ "California SP Villa Riviera". National Park Service. June 17, 1996.