Milton J. Black (April 23, 1905 – June 30, 1970) was an American architect known for his work in Los Angeles, California.

Biography Milton J. Black was born in California on April 23, 1905.

Black was best known for the Spanish Colonial Revival and Streamline Moderne buildings he designed in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s. He partnered with J. Ross Castendyck and was granted his own certificate to practice architecture in California in 1930. Most of his work was residential and according to the City of Los Angeles ranged “from the masterful to the mundane”.

Black died in San Diego County, California on June 30, 1970.

List of works Notable Black works include (all in Los Angeles):

Lewis Apartments (1929) Dolores del Rio Residence interior design (1929), LAHCM No. 1242 Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity House, UCLA Fraternity Row (1930) Residence at 5055 N. Hood Dr. (1930) 654 Burnside Apartments (1933), LAHCM No. 426 Mauretania Apartments (1934) Chateau Rossmore (1934) J. H. Irvin Apartments (1936) Ulm House (1937) El Cadiz Apartments (1937), LAHCM No. 775 Tail o' the Pup (1938) 462 S. Cochran Avenue Apartments (1938) Cernitz House (1938) Westwood-Ambassador Apartments (1940) Richardson Apartments (1940), LAHCM No. 847

See also

List of American architects List of people from Los Angeles

References