Milton J. Black
Black (April 23, 1905 – June 30, 1970) was an American architect known for his work in Los Angeles, California.
Milton J. Black
- Name
- Milton J.
- Born
- 23 April 1905
- Birthplace
- California
- Died
- 30 June 1970
- Place of death
- San Diego County, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Black (April 23, 1905 – June 30, 1970) was an American architect known for his work in Los Angeles, California.
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• Name — Milton J. Black • Born — 23 April 1905 • Birthplace — California • Died — 30 June 1970 • Place of death — San Diego County, California • Significant Buildings — El Cadiz Apartments Tail o' the Pup
Biography
Biography
Milton J. Black was born in California on April 23, 1905. Black was best known for the Spanish Colonial Revival and Streamline Moderne buildings he designed in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s. He partnered with J. Ross Castendyck c. 1928 and was granted his own certificate to practice architecture in California in 1930. Most of his work was residential and according to the City of Los Angeles ranged “from the masterful to the mundane”. Black died in San Diego County, California on June 30, 1970.
List of works
List of works
Notable Black works include (all in Los Angeles): • Lewis Apartments (1929) • Dolores del Rio Residence interior design (1929), LAHCM No. 1242 • Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity House, UCLA Fraternity Row (1930) • Residence at 5055 N. Hood Dr. (1930) • 654 Burnside Apartments (1933), LAHCM No. 426 • Mauretania Apartments (1934) • Chateau Rossmore (1934) • J. H. Irvin Apartments (1936) • Ulm House (1937) • El Cadiz Apartments (1937), LAHCM No. 775 • Tail o' the Pup (1938) • 462 S. Cochran Avenue Apartments (1938) • Cernitz House (1938) • Westwood-Ambassador Apartments (1940) • Richardson Apartments (1940), LAHCM No. 847
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- 1.Michelson, Alan. Black and Castendyck (None). Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington.
- 2.Michelson, Alan. Milton J. Black (Architect). Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington.
- 3.City of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Citywide Historic Context Statement - Context: Architecture and Engineering - Sub-Context: L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980. 74. August 2021.
- 4.City of Los Angeles. Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the Lewis Apartments. November 15, 2007.
- 5.Residence of Miss Dolores del Rio, Hollywood—J. Ross Castendyck, Architecture and Construction —Milton J. Black, Designer. Architectural Digest. January 1929.
- 6.City of Los Angeles. Individual Resources – Westwood Report. April 2, 2015.
- 7.Historic Places Los Angeles. Historic Resource - 5055 N Hood Dr. October 18, 2012.
- 8.City of Los Angeles. Historical Cultural Monuments List.
- 9.Darling, Michael. The Best Nautical-Themed Architecture In Los Angeles. LAist. May 10, 2017.
- 10.Los Angeles Business Journal. Golden Arches. July 12, 2009.
- 11.City of Los Angeles. Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the J. H. Irvin Apartments. March 1, 2018.
- 12.Winter, Robert. An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. 52, 141, 170, 178, 195, 211. 2009. 978-1-4236-0893-6.
- 13.Lombard, Patricia. Streamline Moderne Elegance of the Richardson Apartments. Larchmont Buzz. August 7, 2022.
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