Roy Seldon Price

Roy Sheldon 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.

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

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.

References
  1. Robert Winter, Robert Winter Alexander Vertikoff, The Architecture of Entertainment, Gibbs Smith, 2009, p. 78
  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. Victoria Talbot, 'Cultural Heritage Commission Adds Three New Landmarks', The Beverly Hills Courier, August 22, 2014 Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 34, p. 10
  5. Carole Lombard's Former Beverly Hills Mansion, Curbed LA, September 22, 2012
  6. Homestead Museum: History Paved with Tile
  7. 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
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