Paul Williams (1894-1980) was born in Los Angeles, California. He studied architecture at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design as well as the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. In 1922 he founded his own office. Interesting, and sad, he learned to draw upside down in order to draw with his client sitting across from him. Back in 1920 his clients would not have wanted to sit next to a black man. He was the first African-American member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). We won many awards. He received honourary doctorates from the Lincoln University of Missouri, the Howard University, and the Tuskegee Institute.
Second Baptist Church
1926, Los Angeles, Califoria
Shrine Auditorium
1926, Los Angeles, California
Goldschmidt House
1928, San Clementine, California
Luella Garvey House
1934, Reno, Nevada
First Church of Christ Scientist
1939, Reno, Nevada
Hotel Nutibara
1945, Medellin, Columbia
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw
1947, Los Angeles, California
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building
1949, Los Angeles, California
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
1958, Los Angeles, California
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
1960, Los Angeles, California
La Concha Motel
1961, Las Vegas, Nevada
Guardian Angel Cathedral
1963, Las Vegas, Nevada
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles
1968, Los Angeles, California
