Roy Seldon Price

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Roy Seldon Price
BornJuly 18, 1888
DiedJanuary 21, 1940
OccupationArchitect

Roy Seldon Price (1888-1940) was an American architect. He is best known for designing Spanish Revival buildings and houses in California, especially in Beverly Hills, California.

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Biography

Early life

Roy Sheldon Price was born on July 18, 1888. He moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Los Angeles, California in the early 1920s. [1]

Career

In 1924, together with the architectural firm Gable & Wyatt, he designed the Heegard Writers and Artists Building, located at 9505 Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, in the Spanish Revival architectural style. [2] [3] [4] It was built for A.C. Heegaard and J.F. Hohn. [2] In August 2014, it was added to the City of Beverly Hills Historical Landmarks. [4]

In 1928, he designed a house for Lita Grey, Charlie Chaplin's first wife, in Beverly Hills, California, in the Spanish Revival style. [5] The interiors were designed by Harold Grieve. [5] It was then owned by actress Carole Lombard, and later by actress Patricia Barry. [5]

He also designed the private residence of film director Thomas H. Ince in Beverly Hills. [1] Additionally, he redesigned 'La Casa Nueva' for Walter P. Temple Sr., a member of the prominent Workman-Temple family. [1] [6] Another house he designed in Beverly Hills in 1926, built for Mrs. Chimorro, served as a speakeasy during Prohibition. [7] [8] It is now the home of jewelry designer Liv Ballard. [7]

Death

He died on January 21, 1940.

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  2. 1 2 Victoria Talbot, Cultural Heritage to Recommend Six Landmark Designations, The Beverly Hills Courier, July 12, 2014
  3. City of Beverly Hills: Cultural Heritage Commission Report
  4. 1 2 Victoria Talbot, 'Cultural Heritage Commission Adds Three New Landmarks', The Beverly Hills Courier , August 22, 2014 Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 34, p. 10
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  7. 1 2 Christine Lennon, Hidden Gem, C California Style Magazine
  8. Susan Heeger, Citrus Groves, Mosaics and Vintage Ironwork Add a Mediterranean Flavor to a 1920s Garden, The Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2012