Paul R. Williams 
On June 26, 1953, Paul Revere Williams Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal For His Work In Architecture.
In The 1930's Williams Designed The Saks Fifth Avenue Department Store In Beverly Hills, California. During The 1940's He Executed Alterations And Additions To The Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The Landmark Building, Located On Wilshire Blvd., Is Considered One Of The World's Finest Hotels.
Williams Also Built Many Plush Hollywood Dwellings In Bel Air And Beverly Hills, Including Homes For Lon Chaney, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, Danny Thomas And Frank Sinatra.
He Designed The Los Angeles County Courthouse, The Golden State Mutual Life Building And The Tudor Mansion In Pasadena, CA, Used As Wayne Manor, In The 1960's TV Show, Batman.
Other Buildings He Designed (Completely Or In Part) Are The Shrine Auditorium, The Los Angeles International Airport, The Hollywood YMCA And Sunset Plaza Apartments. The United Nations Building In Paris, Is Also Among The More Than 2,000 Structures Designed By Williams During A Career That Spanned Almost 60 Years.
A Pioneer Of The "Environmentalist" School, Williams Used A Utilitarian Style That Merged Physical Structures With Natural Surroundings.
Called The "Architect To The Stars," Williams Was The First African American Member Of The American Institute Of Architects.
Williams Was Born February 18, 1894. He Died January 23, 1980. He Was A Member Of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Posted By: Hugh Gaddy
Friday, June 26th 2009 at 12:06AM
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