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American architect (1872–1963)
John Bakewell Jr. (1872–1963) was an American architect, based in
San Francisco , California, U.S..
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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.
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[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
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Pasadena City Hall,
Pasadena, CA , 1925–1927
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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
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At
Stanford University :
John Henry Meyer House,
Menlo Park, CA , 1920. Now used as the Stanford Provost's residence.
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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
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Toyon Hall , 1922-1923
Temple Emanu-El ,
San Francisco, CA , 1926
50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco) ,
San Francisco, CA , 1936
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[14]
W.C. Van Antwerp House ("Danvers House"), Burlingame, CA
References
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g Marter, Joan M. (2011).
"Bakewell and Brown" . The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art . Oxford University Press. p. 192.
ISBN
978-0-19-533579-8 .
^ Hart, James D. (December 1987).
Companion to California . University of California Press. p. 31.
ISBN
978-0-520-05544-5 .
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Cultural Landscape Report, Aquatic Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park . National Park Service, Pacific West Region. 2010. p. 48.
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b Helfand, Harvey (2002).
University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour . Princeton Architectural Press. p. 22.
ISBN
978-1-56898-293-9 .
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"PCAD - John Bakewell Jr" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
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"Berkeley Historical Plaque Project – Berkeley City Hall" . berkeleyplaques.org .
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"Berkeley Landmarks :: Berkeley City Hall" . berkeleyheritage.com .
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"City Hall History and Architecture" . ww2.cityofpasadena.net .
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"PCAD - Regents of the University of California, Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
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"PCAD - Sloat, John D., Monument, Monterey, CA" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
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"PCAD - Meyer, John Henry, House #2, Menlo Park, CA" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
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"PCAD - Stanford University, Student Union #1, Old Union, Stanford, CA" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
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"PCAD - United States Government, Federal Office Building #1, San Francisco, CA" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
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"Federal Building, San Francisco, CA" . www.gsa.gov .
External links
International National Artists