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32: 156:. After studying architecture at the University of Illinois under Nathan Clifford Ricker, he graduated in 1902 with a B.S. in architecture. After touring Europe to study the architecture there for three months, he then settled in Los Angeles in 1902. 180:
author Robert Winter states "The majority of his residential work during the Craftsman period leans toward Colonial Revival and is of only marginal interest. Winter goes on to note one exception, the ca. 1909 John T. Allen ranch house, Hollywood.
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described as "What God would have done if He'd had the money", Kelly's most published work is his 1911 Frost-Tufts house, Hollywood. This residence, having undergone a detailed restoration has been featured in several books and magazines.
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Duchscherer, Paul & Keister, Douglas. The Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Home. New York. Penguin Studio. 1995.
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in 1908. The Newbery association lasted only a few years. Independently, he earned his largest commission to date, the
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Anderson, Timothy J. (et al, editor). California Design 1910. Salt Lake City. Peregrine Smith Books. 1974.
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Some selected sketches of Arthur Kelly's residential and commercial designs from the 1920's:
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The period of the 1930s to the early 1950s saw Kelly in association with his son, architect
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The 1920s saw a very prolific period in Kelly's career. His specialization was in homes of
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This article is about the architect. For other people with the same name, see
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area. Arthur designed approximately five hundred homes and other buildings.
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was Kelly's first associate. Among his first large commissions was the
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Among his first jobs was working for the architectural firm of
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