Talk:Paul Williams (architect)

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Paul Williams is not the architect of the Beverly Hillbillies house. His work is much more fluid, innovative, and restrained. In a word; classy. Sumner Spaulding's Kirkeby Mansion is pretentious and overbearing -- words never associated with Paul Williams. Please check out Karen Hudson's tribute, "A Legacy of Style."


If anyone has or can take photos of Williams buildings that would be great, particularly a clear shot of the LAX Theme Building.Pi9 09:56, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)


"His list of clients included Lon Chaney". What Lon Chaney is that, senior or junior? WouterVH 22:46, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


Though there are a number of references to this, none of them specify which. Since the son is always identified as "Junior" I think we can safely asume that it is the father. Williams also may have designed the noted Lon Chaney (senior) Cabin in the Sierra Nevada, which was kept as a historical building when the designation of the John Muir Wilderness necessitated the removal of most man-made structures. For many years Chaney allowed pioneering mountain climber Norman Clyde to live there in the winter as caretaker. It was Clyde's only fixed residence at that time. -Willmcw 01:37, May 9, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merging Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) with this page

Merging Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) with this page sounds like a good idea to me. cbustapeck 17:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I disagree. It appears to be mostly copied from this article [1]. I'm just going to make it a redirect. If you see anything from the source article that looks good then we can add it in our own words. -Will Beback 18:51, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clampett Mansion

Paul Williams did not design the Clapmett Mansion at 750 Bel Air Rd. This house was designed by architect Sumner Spaulding.

[edit] Age discrepancy?

This article states that Williams was born February 18, 1894, and married on June 27, 1917. Who's Who in America 1964 (presumably relying on info given by Williams himself) gives his date of birth as February 18, 1896, and his marriage date as June 27, 1922.

Is there a reference supporting the earlier dates, or are they just wrong? Or, alternatively, did Williams use the later years of birth and marriage to make himself seem younger? Kestenbaum 16:42, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Update. I see that the Via magazine profile gives his YOB as 1894. The other online reference is 404. Kestenbaum 16:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
The book by Hudson [his grand daughter] listed in the references uses the 1894 date too. Carptrash 21:37, 11 October 2006 (UTC) it also gets him hitched in 1917.

[edit] LAX Theme Building

Paul Williams contributed to the design of the LAX Theme Building and I believe it should be mentioned in the section on notable structures. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_Building

Cjkindle (talk) 21:56, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

My understanding is that Williams did some of the engineering work. While the buildig is very notable and visible, Williams' participation may be too minor to be worth noting. OTOH, there is an urban legend that he designed it so it might be worth mentioning it so that the record is set straight and so that readers won't assume it's an erroroneous omission. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 22:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)