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beginning in 1940. Then they worked together in a "loose partnership" in the 1940s and 50s, and together designed a small office building that they shared in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los
Angeles. They were alternately “Garrott & Ain” or “Ain & Garrott,” depending on who was responsible
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for design, while on other projects they simply assisted each other's solo work without credit. After World War II, Garrott and Ain together designed and built their architectural office, at 2311 Hyperion Avenue, within walking distance from
Garrott's home.
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James Homer
Garrott Jr. was born on June 19, 1897, in Montgomery, Alabama. Garrott graduated from Los Angeles Polytechnic High School in 1917. He earned his architect's license in 1928. Garrott's first major achievement was as co-designer of the 1928
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area in the mid-20th century. He designed more than 200 buildings, including twenty-five churches and several public buildings. He has been described as a "pivotal black avant garde modernist of the 1940s era."
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Garrott was “politically well connected” and received nine commissions from the Los
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1958-60: (with Gregory Ain) Westchester Municipal Building, Los Angeles, California
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1952: Harry Friedman & Bernice "Burr" Singer residence, Los Angeles, California
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1958-60: (with Gregory Ain) Loyola Village Branch Library, Los Angeles, California
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1959: (with Gregory Ain) Ralph Atkinson residence, Monterey County, California
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National Register Nomination for Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building
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James H. Garrott-Designed Home That's Too Cool for School (Except Ivanhoe)
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1950: John W. Bean & Verna Deckard residence, Los Angeles, California
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1944: Bethlehem Baptist Church (unbuilt project), Los Angeles, California
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1960: Del Aire County Park Director's Building, Hawthorne, California
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David Gebhard described Garrott's design as “an anonymous building.”
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1960: Bodger County Park Director's Building, Hawthorne, California
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1948: Dental Building for Dr. George Hurd, Santa Monica, California
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1955: Firestone Sheriff's Station, Florence-Firestone, California
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In 1946, Garrott was the second African-American admitted to the
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Garrott was a close friend of the eminent civil rights attorney
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1950: (with Gregory Ain) Hamilton Methodist Church (unbuilt)
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He died on June 9, 1991, in Los Angeles, California
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