George W. Kelham
George William Kelham | |
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| Born | 1871 Manchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1936 (aged 64–65) |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1906–1936 |
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George William Kelham (1871–1936) was an American architect, he was most active in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Biography
[edit]Born in Manchester, Massachusetts, Kelham was educated at Harvard University and graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1896.[1] As an employee of New York architects Trowbridge & Livingston, he was sent by the firm to San Francisco for the Palace Hotel in 1906 and remained there after the building completion in 1909.[1][2]
Kelham was responsible for the master plan for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, did significant work on Treasure Island for the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1938,[3] and designed at least five major buildings in the city,[1] along with significant work in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. He was also supervising architect for the campus of the University of California, Berkeley from 1927 to 1931.[2]
Work
[edit]California
[edit]San Francisco
[edit]- Sharon Building (1912)
- Ganter & Mattern Company Building (1912)
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), supervising architect
- The old San Francisco Public Library (1917), now the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco[1]
- Standard Oil Building (1922)
- Federal Reserve Bank Building (1924), NRHP-listed[4]
- Delia Fleishhacker Memorial Building (1925), NRHP-listed[4]
- Russ Building (1927)
- Shell Building (1929)
- Administration Building, Treasure Island (1938), NRHP-listed[4]
- Hall of Transportation, Treasure Island (1938), NRHP-listed[4]
- Court of the Moon (1938), Golden Gate International Exposition[3]
Elsewhere
[edit]- Griffith-McKenzie Building, now Helm Building (1914), Fresno
- Farmers' and Merchants' Bank (1917), Stockton
- Roble Hall (1917), dormitory for women at Stanford University
- Bay Terrace Subdivision (1918), 126 individual buildings as housing for Mare Island Naval Shipyard workers, Vallejo
- Standard Oil Building (1926), Los Angeles
- University of California, Los Angeles supervising architect (1927), including the designs for:
- Powell Library
- Haines Hall
- Kerckoff Hall
- Moore Hall
- Men's Gym
- University of California, Berkeley supervising architect[2] for:
- Bowles Hall (1928), NRHP-listed[4]
- Valley Life Sciences Building (1930)[5][6]
- International House (1930)[7]
- Moses Hall (1931)
- McLaughlin Hall (1931)
- Davis Hall (1931)
- Edwards Stadium (1932)
- Harmon Men's Gym (1933)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Holliday, Peter J. (2016-05-03). American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-19-025652-4.
- 1 2 3 Helfand, Harvey (2002). University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-56898-293-9.
- 1 2 Veronico, Nicholas A.; Veronico, Betty S. (2017-08-07). Depression-Era Sculpture of the Bay Area. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4396-6178-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ The Centennial Record of the University of California
- ↑ Helfland, Harvey. 2001. The Campus Guides: University of California Berkeley, p. 147
- ↑ DelVecchio, Rick (2004-11-19). "Berkeley: International House celebrates 75th year of promoting understanding". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
External links
[edit]- Works by or about George W. Kelham at the Internet Archive
- Entry at NoeHill
- Emporis page regarding Kelham's work[link removed]
- "George William Kelham (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database.
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