John Bakewell Jr.
American architect (1872–1963)
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John Bakewell Jr. (1872–1963) was an American architect, based in San Francisco, California, U.S.[2][1]
DiedFebruary 19, 1963[1]
OccupationArchitect
John Bakewell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1872[1] |
| Died | February 19, 1963[1] |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley, École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Bakewell and Brown (1905–1927) Bakewell and Weihe (1927–1941) |
Biography
John Bakewell Jr. was born on August 28, 1872, in Topeka, Kansas, U.S.[1] He studied architecture at University of California, Berkeley, and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1] Arthur Brown Jr. had been his classmate in at École des Beaux-Arts.
Working with Arthur Brown Jr., in 1905 they formed the architectural firm of Bakewell and Brown, which designed many San Francisco Bay Area landmarks.[3][4] Following the dissolution of Bakewell and Brown in 1927,[4] Bakewell formed the new partnership of Bakewell and Weihe with longtime employee Ernest Weihe.
List of work
- Arequipa Sanatorium, Fairfax, CA, 1911[5]
- California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1926–1928
- San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, CA, 1912–1915
- Old Berkeley City Hall, now the Maudelle Shirek Building, Berkeley, CA, 1908–1909[6][7]
- Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, CA, 1925–1927[8]
- St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, 1926–1930. Incompletely constructed.
- Golden Gate International Exposition, French Indo-Chinese Pavilion, San Francisco, CA, 1937–1939. Demolished 1939.
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG & E), Headquarters Building, San Francisco, CA, 1924–1926
- Panama–Pacific International Exposition, Palace of Horticulture, San Francisco, CA, 1913–1915
- Regents of the University of California Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA, 1910–1911. Demolished 1983.[9]
- Sacramento Valley Irrigation Company, Offices, 1910
- San Francisco Housing Authority, Potrero Terrace Housing Development, San Francisco, CA, 1941–1942
- San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, War Memorial Veterans' Building, San Francisco, CA, 1922–1932
- John D. Sloat Monument, Monterey, CA, 1907[10]
- At Stanford University:
- John Henry Meyer House, Menlo Park, CA, 1920. Now used as the Stanford Provost's residence.[11]
- Branner Hall, 1922-1923
- Encina Commons, 1923
- Encina Gymnasium, 1915
- Cecil H. Green Library, 1919
- Hoover Institution of War, Revolution, and Peace, Hoover Tower, 1940–1941
- Stanford Memorial Auditorium, 1937
- Stanford Stadium, 1921
- "Old Union" student union, 1915[12]
- Toyon Hall, 1922-1923
- Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA, 1926
- 50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, 1936[13][14]
- W.C. Van Antwerp House ("Danvers House"), Burlingame, CA
