Arthur Rolland Kelly (1878 - 1959) was an American architect who specialized in residential architecture, primarily in the Los Angeles, California area. The catalog of Arthur Kelly homes and other buildings number approximately 500. Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...

Born of Irish parents, who emigrated from Dublin in approximately 1876, he was born in Waterloo, Iowa. After studying architecture and recognizing an opportunity, he left Iowa and settled in Los Angeles in 1902, along with his wife Enid Harrod Kelly. Among his first jobs was working for the architectural firm of Greene and Greene in Pasadena. Within a few years, he opened his own architectural firm, initially creating homes of the Craftsman style in Hollywood and surrounding areas. William Arthur Newbery was his first associate. Among his first large commissions was the Huntington Beach High School in 1908. The Newbery association lasted only a few years and thereafter, Kelly worked primarily on his own earning his largest commission to date, the United Verde Copper Company buildings in Jerome, Arizona. Among these buildings were worker's homes, a doctor's home, a church, hospital, hotel and apartments. Another important building during this period was Hollywood's first luxury hotel, The Christie Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... Brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, who established the Architectural firm of Greene and Greene, were born in Brighton, Ohio in 1868 and 1870, respectively. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The high street of Jerome, Arizona. ... Hollywood Boulevard as taken from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood Boulevard is an avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out and runs due west to Laurel Canyon Boulevard. ...

The 1920's saw a very prolific period in Kelly's career. His specialization was in homes of Spanish Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival style. Most of his clients chose to have his designs built on lots they had purchased in Holmby Hills, Beverly Hills and San Marino, California. Kelly's associate during this period was Joe Estep. A few of Kelly's many designs included the William S. Hart Ranch in Newhall, the Arthur Letts estate in Holmby Hills (now known as The Playboy Mansion), Beverly Hills estates for J. Crampton Anderson, John Blystone, Richard Dix, John Mack Brown, and many others. During this period, Kelly also designed all the buildings for the Westlake School for Girls (now known as Harvard-Westlake School) in Bel-Air and the Wilshire Country Club in Hancock Park. The Spanish Colonial Style dominated in the early Spanish colonies of both North and South America. ... Ascott House, Buckinghamshire. ... Holmby Hills is a neighborhood in western Los Angeles, California. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... San Marino is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,945. ... Wiliam Surrey Hart movie poster for Harts 1916 western The Aryan in which he played a white (Anglo-Saxon) member of a Mexican gang, having turned against his own people. ... The Playboy Mansion, once the Playboy Mansion West, and located at 10236 Charing Cross Road in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, is the home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, and is arguably one of the most famous residences in California. ... Richard Dix publicity photo Richard Dix (July 18, 1893 - September 20, 1949) was an American actor. ... About Harvard-Westlake School is one of the top college preparatory institutions in Los Angeles, California. ... Bel Air is a neighborhood in west Los Angeles, California, USA. The faux-gated community was founded by Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. ... Hancock Park is a wealthy neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles, California. ...

The period of the 1930's to the early 1950's saw Kelly in association with his son, Joseph Rolland Kelly, who himself, was an architect.

External links

• Arthur R. Kelly, website created by his grandson Christopher