Image / MCA/Litton Industries headquarters building by Paul R. Williams, Beverly Hills, 1938

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Title: MCA/Litton Industries headquarters building by Paul R. Williams, Beverly Hills, 1938
Alternative Title: Buildings designed by Paul Williams as Head or Associate architect
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1938]
1938
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Exterior view the English Georgian Revival style facade of the, then, MCA building (Music Corporation of America) designed by Paul R. Williams (Burton Way, between Crescent and Rexford Drives).
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.
Written on back of photo: Music Corporation of America, Beverly Hills. Paul R. Williams architect
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b23_f09_015a.tif
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Subject: Colonial revival (Architecture)
Williams, Paul R., 1894-1980
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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