Samuel Newsom | |
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Born | March 1852 |
Died | September 1, 1908
San Francisco, California, United States |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Matilda Gertrude “Tillie” Wilcox (m.1875–death 1898) |
Children | 6 |
Samuel Newsom (1852 – 1908) was a Canadian-born American architect. [1] Together with his brother Joseph Cather Newsom founded the architecture firm Newsom and Newsom (or the Newsom Brothers), practicing in Northern and Southern California. [2] Their most celebrated house is the Carson Mansion in Eureka, California. [2]
Samuel Newsom was born April 05, 1852 in Canada, in Montreal. [3] His parents were Jessie Livingstone (1821–1882) and Levens Mathewson Newsom (or Newsome, 1815–1897). He had 11 siblings. [3] His father Levens worked at a plant nursery. [3] In 1860, Samuel Newsom immigrated to San Francisco. His two older brothers Thomas Newsom and John Newsom were also architects and taught Samuel and Joseph. [4] Neither brother had formal education in architecture. [5]
In 1877, the Newsom brothers, Samuel and Joseph Cather Newsom maintained their architectural office (for Newsom and Newsom) at 321 California Street in San Francisco in 1877, followed by an office at 504 Kearny Street in San Francisco in 1883, and then in Oakland by 1884. [3] [6] By 1886, they had a Los Angeles office, which was run by Joseph. [4] The brothers specialized in designing Queen Anne style architecture homes with extravagant details, designed for the common home buyer. [2] [4] Many of their clients were middle class. [5] Newsom and Newsom constructed of many of the Eastlake style and Queen Anne style homes in San Francisco, California and the surrounding areas. [4] They built around 650 buildings which included single family homes, two family homes, flats, apartments and hotels. [4] [7] The Newsom brothers published pattern books on the different decorative styles. [4] By 1893, the firm had made a change and was designing in a Mission Revival style and in 1906 they were designing Craftsmen style homes. [2] Joseph Cather Newsom ended his relationship to the firm in 1888 but continued to practice architecture alone in Los Angeles. [4] [6] [5]
From c.1898 until 1901, Samuel Newsom worked with Frederick Herman Meyer to form the firm Newsom and Meyer in Oakland. [8] [9]
His two sons joined the firm, Sidney Newsom in 1893, and Noble Newsom in 1906. [2]
In 1875, Newsom married Canadian Matilda Gertrude “Tillie” (née Wilcox) in Alameda County. [3] Together they had 6 children; Sidney Newsom, Samuel Newsom Jr., Helen Newsom Tufts, Ruby Newsom Van Sickle, Noble Newsom, and Harold Newsom. [3]
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Samuel Newsom | |
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Born | March 1852 |
Died | September 1, 1908
San Francisco, California, United States |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Matilda Gertrude “Tillie” Wilcox (m.1875–death 1898) |
Children | 6 |
Samuel Newsom (1852 – 1908) was a Canadian-born American architect. [1] Together with his brother Joseph Cather Newsom founded the architecture firm Newsom and Newsom (or the Newsom Brothers), practicing in Northern and Southern California. [2] Their most celebrated house is the Carson Mansion in Eureka, California. [2]
Samuel Newsom was born April 05, 1852 in Canada, in Montreal. [3] His parents were Jessie Livingstone (1821–1882) and Levens Mathewson Newsom (or Newsome, 1815–1897). He had 11 siblings. [3] His father Levens worked at a plant nursery. [3] In 1860, Samuel Newsom immigrated to San Francisco. His two older brothers Thomas Newsom and John Newsom were also architects and taught Samuel and Joseph. [4] Neither brother had formal education in architecture. [5]
In 1877, the Newsom brothers, Samuel and Joseph Cather Newsom maintained their architectural office (for Newsom and Newsom) at 321 California Street in San Francisco in 1877, followed by an office at 504 Kearny Street in San Francisco in 1883, and then in Oakland by 1884. [3] [6] By 1886, they had a Los Angeles office, which was run by Joseph. [4] The brothers specialized in designing Queen Anne style architecture homes with extravagant details, designed for the common home buyer. [2] [4] Many of their clients were middle class. [5] Newsom and Newsom constructed of many of the Eastlake style and Queen Anne style homes in San Francisco, California and the surrounding areas. [4] They built around 650 buildings which included single family homes, two family homes, flats, apartments and hotels. [4] [7] The Newsom brothers published pattern books on the different decorative styles. [4] By 1893, the firm had made a change and was designing in a Mission Revival style and in 1906 they were designing Craftsmen style homes. [2] Joseph Cather Newsom ended his relationship to the firm in 1888 but continued to practice architecture alone in Los Angeles. [4] [6] [5]
From c.1898 until 1901, Samuel Newsom worked with Frederick Herman Meyer to form the firm Newsom and Meyer in Oakland. [8] [9]
His two sons joined the firm, Sidney Newsom in 1893, and Noble Newsom in 1906. [2]
In 1875, Newsom married Canadian Matilda Gertrude “Tillie” (née Wilcox) in Alameda County. [3] Together they had 6 children; Sidney Newsom, Samuel Newsom Jr., Helen Newsom Tufts, Ruby Newsom Van Sickle, Noble Newsom, and Harold Newsom. [3]
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