About Robert Byrd
Celebrated Home Designer & Builder
Robert Byrd (1904-1978) had a long and distinguished career as a designer and builder of quality homes in Southern California. He was not a licensed architect (AIA). As a building designer, Byrd built homes from the 1920s through the 1970s, while his son, Gary, built homes from the 1960s to the early 2000s. They worked together as a team for over twenty years. Several original Robert Byrd homes were worked on and updated by his son.
Celebrity Homes
Architectural Digest published several articles on Byrd homes, though they often neglected to mention him by name.
Newspapers & Magazines
Byrd homes were featured in numerous Southern California newspapers and national magazines. He was referred to as R.L. Byrd.