Facade Federal Building by Paul R. Williams and others (300 North Los Angeles Street). Paul Williams was an African American architect who designed almost 2,000 homes in the Los Angeles area. He worked for wealthy celebrity clients, but also designed affordable homes, public housing, and civic, commercial, and institutional buildings. His works exhibit elegant composition and perfect proportion. The 300 North Los Angeles St. Federal Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building forms a single cubic mass, eighteen bays wide by eight bays deep. The perimeter columns are clad in marble panels that extend the full height of the building, delineating the structural bays. The primary entrance is symmetrically located on the west façade and consists of a wide, T-shaped canopy projecting from the colonnade over the west terrace and entrance steps. The canopy is supported on square, marble-veneer columns and shelters an entrance pavilion with floor-to-ceiling walls of metal-framed glass. Written on back of photo: Federal Office Building, Los Angeles. Paul R. Williams joint venture with other architects.
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Mid Century modern (Architecture) Williams, Paul R., 1894-1980 Federal Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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