Stiles O. Clements

Stiles Oliver Clements (March 2, 1883 – January 15, 1966) was an American architect practicing in Los Angeles and Southern California.

History

Clements trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He was a key figure in the 1920s Art Deco and 1930s Streamline Moderne architectural movements in Los Angeles. He also designed in historicist motifs and revivalism styles, such as the Adamson House in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Moorish Revival styles.

Clements was a partner with Octavius Morgan and John Walls at Morgan, Walls & Clements, known for his exuberant themed designs that included the Mayan and Wiltern theaters, the Richfield Tower, and many others. In 1937, he formed the firm Stiles Clements & Associates.

Notable buildings

1927: Mayan Theater 1929: Geffen Playhouse 1929: Adamson House 1930: Citadel Outlets 1934: Walter P. Story Building garage entrance — Downtown Los Angeles, Moderne 1935: Jefferson High School — South Los Angeles; Streamline Moderne style. 1936: KEHE/KFI/KECA Radio Building — Los Angeles (demolished 2003)

Morgan, Walls and Clements

Stiles O. Clements & Associates 1938: Coulter's Department Store, Wilshire Branch — Miracle Mile, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles; moderne style (demolished 1980) 1938: Philharmonic Auditorium remodel of Clune's Auditorium for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra — downtown Los Angeles (demolished 1980s) 1939: "Swim Gym", Beverly Hills High School — Beverly Hills, California 1939: Facade of the refurbished Blackstone Building — downtown Los Angeles 1949: Mullen & Bluett Building — Miracle Mile, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles; moderne style (demolished 2006); (disputed, may have been designed by son Robert Clements, Sr.) 1954: Occidental Savings Bank, Valley Plaza — 12140 Victory Boulevard, North Hollywood, Los Angeles