Sumner Spaulding

Sumner Spaulding
Born	June 14, 1892 Ionia, Michigan, U.S.
Died	May 10, 1952 Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation	Architect

Sumner Spaulding (1892-1952) was an American architect and city planner. He is best known for designing the Harold Lloyd Estate, a.k.a. Greenacres, in Beverly Hills, California, the Catalina Casino in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, California, and the Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes Estates, California.

Sumner Spaulding was born on June 14, 1892 in Ionia, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1911 to 1913, and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts in 1916. He also studied in Mexico and Europe.

Spaulding became a renowned architect. From 1928 to 1929, he designed the Lucien E. Frary Dining Hall on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, California. He designed a building at 520 Midvale Avenue in Westwood, Los Angeles.

Additionally, Spaulding teamed up with other architects for many buildings and houses. With Walter I. Webber, he designed the Catalina Casino in Avalon on Catalina Island, built 1928−1929. They also designed the Harold Lloyd Estate, also known as Greenacres, located at 1040 Angelo Drive in Beverly Hills, California, now a California Historical Landmark. He designed his beach house in Santa Monica, California.

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