introduction

George Kelham (1871-1936) began his career in New York. After his firm sent him to San Francisco to oversee the Palace Hotel, he stayed to design the Public Library and the Russ Building.

Bernard Maybeck was a prominent architect in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early 20th Century. For a time, he worked in the office of Ernest Coxhead. He was a mentor to many California architects, including Julia Morgan and William Wurster.

Timothy Pflueger designed several prominent buildings in and around San Francisco in the first part of the 20th century. He built theatres and skyscrapers, incorporating elegant art deco design.

H.C. Baumann designed dozens of buildings in San Francisco, especially during the 1920s. His elegant apartment buildings grace several city neighborhoods. The Gaylord has been designated a San Francisco landmark.

William Wurster (1895 - 1973) was an influential Bay Area architect who designed hundreds of houses throughout California, known for using regional materials and designing simple homes appropriate to the California landscape.

William Wurster (1895 - 1973) was an influential Bay Area architect who designed hundreds of houses throughout California, known for using regional materials and designing simple homes appropriate to the California landscape.

Lewis Hobart (1873 — 1954) was one of the most prominent architects in San Francisco during the early 1900s, responsible for several important buildings following the 1906 earthquake.

He designed Grace Cathedral.

Fernando Nelson (1860 - 1953) was an owner/builder who erected more than 4,000 buildings in San Francisco.

After building hundreds of Victorians throughout the Mission, Eureka Valley, and Castro Valley neighborhoods, Nelson began developing the Avenues.

The 1910s saw San Francisco rebuilding following the 1906 earthquake, culminating in the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition, a focal point of civic pride.

Julia Morgan, H. C. Baumann, and Fernando Nelson were active during this decade.

Julia Morgan (1872 - 1957) designed institutional buildings, churches, and residences all over the San Francisco Bay area.

Born in San Francisco in 1872, she attended the University of California at Berkeley, studied architectural design with Bernard Maybeck, and in 1902 she received a degree in architecture from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the first woman to do so.