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Richard D. King (architect)
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, where he would later become a prolific yet not-well-known architect. In 1911, he moved to Los Angeles, where he went on to produce many of his most well known works. King practiced solo for the majority of his career, although he did have a brief partnership with Ellis Wing Taylor in the 1910s. King married Margaret P. King and they had one daughter together. He died while inspecting a ship for the Maritime Commission on July 31, 1945 and was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery. List of works King's notable works in southern California include: * Hollywood Professional Building (1922), Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, LAHCM #876, contributing property in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District * La Brea Theatre (1926) * Villa Riviera (1929), List of City of Long Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis and 130 Miles Southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee, Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, Madison County, Tennessee, Madison County's largest city, and the second-largest city in West Tennessee after Memphis. It is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for West Tennessee, as Jackson was the major city in the west when the court was established in 1834. In the antebellum era, Jackson was the market city for an agricultural area based on cultivation of cotton, the major commodity crop. Beginning in 1851, the city became a hub of railroad systems ultimately connecting to major markets in the north and south, as well as east and west. This was key to its development, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
