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Allison & Allison was the architectural firm of James Edward Allison (1870-1955) and his brother David Clark Allison (1881-1962).

Originally based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1910 the Allisons moved to Los Angeles in Southern California. At first they specialized in public schools.

The notable projects by this firm include:^[1]

Riverview United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, (1907).
J George Becht Hall, Clarion University, Clarion, PA (1907).
Friday Morning Club Building, Downtown Los Angeles, (present day Variety Arts Center), Downtown Los Angeles (1923).^[2]
Wilshire United Methodist Church, with Moorish Revival 'La Giralda Tower' (1924). ^[3]
First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, Westmoreland and 8th Street, Los Angeles (1925).
Western Pacific Building, South Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles (1925). ^[4]
Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, (1926).
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, MacArthur Park district, Los Angeles, 1927
The Janss Dome—Janss Investment Company Building, Westwood Village, (1929).^[5]
Royce Hall, on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, 1929 - 1932
Southern California Edison Building, Downtown Los Angeles, 1930, by staff designer Austin Whittlesey, with murals by Hugo Ballin and exterior bas-reliefs by Merrell Gage
First Congregational Church, Commonwealth and 6th Street, Los Angeles, (1932).
Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA campus (1930). ^[6]
Beverly Hills Post Office, Beverly Hills, California, with Ralph Flewelling (1932-1933).
Kaufman Hall, UCLA campus (1932). ^[7]
Robinson's Department Store, Downtown Los Angeles flagship store, modernization of street facades with Edward Mayberry (1937). ^[8]
Hollywood Post Office (Hollywood Station) in Hollywood, with Claud Beelman & WPA artists (1937). ^[9]

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 * Riverview United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, (1907).
 * J George Becht Hall, [[Clarion University of Pennsylvania|Clarion University]], [[Clarion, Pennsylvania|Clarion, PA]] (1907).
-* [[Friday Morning Club]] Building, Downtown Los Angeles, (present day Variety Arts Center), Downtown Los Angeles (1923).<ref>http://cinematreasures.org/theater/31433/{{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref>
+* [[Friday Morning Club]] Building, Downtown Los Angeles, (present day Variety Arts Center), Downtown Los Angeles (1923).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theater/31433/ |accessdate=August 4, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100125213310/http://cinematreasures.org:80/theater/31433/ |archivedate=January 25, 2010 }}</ref>
 * Wilshire United Methodist Church, with Moorish Revival 'La Giralda Tower' (1924). <ref>[http://www.you-are-here.com/building/giralda.html Wilshire United Methodist Church]</ref>
 * [[First Baptist Church of Los Angeles]], Westmoreland and 8th Street, Los Angeles (1925).