John Bakewell Jr. Explained

John Bakewell Jr.
Practice:	Bakewell and Brown (1905–1927) Bakewell and Weihe (1927–1941)
Birth Place:	Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Birth Date:	August 28, 1872
Death Date:	February 19, 1963
Death Place:	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education:	University of California, Berkeley, École des Beaux-Arts

John Bakewell Jr. (1872–1963) was an American architect, based in San Francisco, California, U.S..^{[1] [2]}

Biography

John Bakewell Jr. was born on August 28, 1872, in Topeka, Kansas, U.S.. He studied architecture at University of California, Berkeley, and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. 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, 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

External links

• John Bakewell Jr. at the Pacific Coast Architecture Database
• John Bakewell Jr. at archINFORM.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hart, James D. . Companion to California . December 1987 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-05544-5 . 31 . en.
2. Book: Marter, Joan M. . https://books.google.com/books?id=sPGdBxzaWj0C&pg=PA192 . The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art . 2011 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-533579-8 . 192 . en . Bakewell and Brown.
3. Book: Cultural Landscape Report, Aquatic Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park . 2010 . National Park Service, Pacific West Region . 48 . en.
4. Book: Helfand, Harvey . University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour . 2002 . Princeton Architectural Press . 978-1-56898-293-9 . 22 . en.
5. Web site: PCAD - John Bakewell Jr. . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
6. Web site: Berkeley Historical Plaque Project – Berkeley City Hall . berkeleyplaques.org.
7. Web site: Berkeley Landmarks :: Berkeley City Hall . berkeleyheritage.com.
8. Web site: City Hall History and Architecture . ww2.cityofpasadena.net.
9. Web site: PCAD - Regents of the University of California, Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
10. Web site: PCAD - Sloat, John D., Monument, Monterey, CA . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
11. Web site: PCAD - Meyer, John Henry, House #2, Menlo Park, CA . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
12. Web site: PCAD - Stanford University, Student Union #1, Old Union, Stanford, CA . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
13. Web site: PCAD - United States Government, Federal Office Building #1, San Francisco, CA . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
14. Web site: Federal Building, San Francisco, CA . www.gsa.gov . en-us.