Gerard Colcord [SEP] date of death
Gerard Colcord
Gerard Colcord (1900–1984) was an American architect. He designed over 300 residences and 100 residential remodels in California.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 1, 1900. He was educated in the United States and Europe, and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1924.
Biography Career.
He designed private residences in Beverly Hills, California and in Bel Air, Los Angeles. In 1930, he designed the Trippet House in Pacific Palisades,
the profits, Colcord invested $750,000 in the Colcord Building in 1912.
Later years and death.
By the 1920s, Colcord was a wealthy man. He learned of opportunities for cattle ranching in southern Delaware County, Oklahoma and built a ranch there. Nearby a little community was springing up that was named after the rancher in February 1930. Mr. Colcord employed many local residents of Colcord, Oklahoma and was very important to the spirit and economy of the growing town.
In 1933, Colcord had his last episode