▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁then ▁design ▁his ▁' one ▁extra v ag ance ', ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Alexander , ▁where ▁Richard son ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁pent house ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁floor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁having ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁married ▁San ▁Francis can ▁Mar ion ▁Bu ell ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁they ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁concrete ▁house ▁in ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁He ▁champion ed ▁concrete ▁for ▁houses , ▁publishing ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁featuring ▁his ▁own ▁home ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁whole ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁titled ▁Con crete ▁Hom es . ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Building ▁Indust ry ▁Congress . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁in ▁R V IA , ▁admitted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁becoming ▁an ▁associate ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁then ▁elected ▁vice - pres ident ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Bar rett ▁Memorial ▁Medal ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁in ▁town ▁planning . ▁ ▁Per rott ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁the ▁firm ▁continued ▁without ▁changing ▁name , ▁since ▁his ▁son , ▁now ▁running ▁the ▁practice , ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁Les lie ▁M ▁Per rott . ▁ ▁Ron ald ▁Grant