Leland A. Bryant

[1] Bryant had a short career as an architect that was ended by the Great Depression, but constructed many large Châteauesque apartment buildings, popular among many celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne.

Architect Leland Bryant distinguished himself for his finely detailed period revival apartment houses, many of which were favorites of Los Angeles celebrities.

He trained in some of the most prestigious San Francisco architectural offices of the time, including those of D.H. Burnham and Bakewell and Brown.

He worked twice in the office of the architect, G. Albert Lansburgh, (1876-1969), a highly-trained, Beaux-Arts graduate, who would have instilled architectural correctness of style, fine draftsmanship, and attention to detail.

'” [9] Following his service in WWI, as well as his successful career as an architect, Bryant went on to work as a designer for Vega Aircraft Company, 1942.

It enables a sharp reduction in the tooling time required by manufacturers.” [11] The architect and inventor died following a protracted illness at this Beverly Hills residence at the age of 63, on July 20th 1954.

[17] Other works include the La Fontaine building (1928) located at 1285 N. Crescent Heights Blvd, Voltaire Building, Fontenoy, Beau Sejour (luxury apartments located on Fountain Ave., and N. Flores) Moderne Sun Towers and Romanesque Villa Apartments.