page_title: William Douglas Lee
hierarchical_section_title: William Douglas Lee
caption_attribution_description: English: The back and side of the El Royale Apartments, 450 N. Rossmore Ave., in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #309.
context_page_description: William Douglas Lee was an American architect and designer in the early 20th century whose career focused on designing large Neoclassic, Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts style manufacturing buildings in Downtown Los Angeles, as well as other historically notable works such as the Chateau Marmont and the El Royale apartments.
context_section_description: William Douglas Lee (1894 – August 14, 1965) was an American architect and designer in the early 20th century whose career focused on designing large Neoclassic, Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts style manufacturing buildings in Downtown Los Angeles, as well as other historically notable works such as the Chateau Marmont and the El Royale apartments.
caption: El Royale, built 1929
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