George William Kelham (1871–1936) was an American architect, he was most active in the San Francisco Bay Area.
George William Kelham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1871 Manchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1936 |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Ecole des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1906–1936 |
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Biography
editBorn 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
editKelham's works include:
- Sharon Building (1912), San Francisco, California.
- Ganter & Mattern Company Building (1912), San Francisco, California; now the California Institute of Integral Studies
- Griffith-McKenzie Building (1914), Fresno, California; Fresno's first skyscraper, now Helm Building
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), supervising architect
- The old San Francisco Public Library (1917), now the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco[1]
- Farmers' and Merchants' Bank (1917), Stockton, California
- Roble Hall (1917), dormitory for women at Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Bay Terrace Subdivision (1918), 126 individual buildings as housing for Mare Island Naval Shipyard workers, Vallejo, California
- Standard Oil Building (1922), at 225 Bush Street, San Francisco, California
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1924), 400 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California, NRHP-listed[4]
- Delia Fleishhacker Memorial Building (1925), Zoo Rd. and Sloat Blvd., San Francisco, California, NRHP-listed[4]
- Standard Oil Building (1926), at 605 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
- Russ Building (1927), San Francisco, California
- University of California, Los Angeles, supervising architect for the Westwood campus (1927), including the design for Powell Library, Haines Hall, Kerckoff Hall, Moore Hall and the Men's Gym
- Shell Building, (1929) San Francisco, California
- University of California, Berkeley,[2] supervising architect for multiple individual buildings including: Bowles Hall, 1928;[4] Valley Life Sciences Building, 1930;[5][6] International House, 1930;[7] Moses Hall, 1931; McLaughlin Hall, 1931; Davis Hall, 1931; Edwards Stadium, 1932; Haas Pavilion/Harmon Men's Gym, 1933,
- Bowles Hall (1928), Stadium and Gayley Way, Berkeley, California (Kelham, George), NRHP-listed[4]
- Administration Building, Treasure Island (1938), SE Corner of Avenue of the Palms and California Ave., Treasure Island, California (Day, William Peyton; Kelham, George William), NRHP-listed[4]
- Hall of Transportation, Treasure Island. (1938), SE Side of California Ave. between Aves. D & F, Treasure Island, California (Day, William Peyton; Kelham, George William), NRHP-listed[4]
- Court of the Moon (1938), Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, California[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Holliday, Peter J. (2016-05-03). American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-19-025652-4.
- ^ a b c Helfand, Harvey (2002). University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-56898-293-9.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "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[usurped]
- "George William Kelham (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database.