John Bakewell Jr.

John Bakewell Jr.
John Bakewell Jr.
Born	August 28, 1872; Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1963; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley,; École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Bakewell and Brown (1905–1927); Bakewell and Weihe (1927–1941)

John Bakewell Jr. (1872–1963) was an American architect, based in San Francisco, California, U.S.

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. 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
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
Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, CA, 1925–1927
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.
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
At Stanford University:
- John Henry Meyer House, Menlo Park, CA, 1920. Now used as the Stanford Provost's residence.
- 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
- Toyon Hall, 1922-1923
Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA, 1926
50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, 1936
W.C. Van Antwerp House ("Danvers House"), Burlingame, CA

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
↑ Cultural Landscape Report, Aquatic Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. National Park Service, Pacific West Region. 2010. p. 48.
1 2 Helfand, Harvey (2002). University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-56898-293-9.
↑ "PCAD - John Bakewell Jr". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
↑ "Berkeley Historical Plaque Project – Berkeley City Hall". berkeleyplaques.org.
↑ "Berkeley Landmarks :: Berkeley City Hall". berkeleyheritage.com.
↑ "City Hall History and Architecture". ww2.cityofpasadena.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
↑ "PCAD - Regents of the University of California, Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
↑ "PCAD - Sloat, John D., Monument, Monterey, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
↑ "PCAD - Meyer, John Henry, House #2, Menlo Park, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
↑ "PCAD - Stanford University, Student Union #1, Old Union, Stanford, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
↑ "PCAD - United States Government, Federal Office Building #1, San Francisco, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.
↑ "Federal Building, San Francisco, CA". www.gsa.gov.

External links

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

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[Grove-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Marter, Joan M. (2011). "Bakewell and Brown". The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-19-533579-8.

[2] Hart, James D. (December 1987). Companion to California. University of California Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-520-05544-5.

[3] Cultural Landscape Report, Aquatic Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. National Park Service, Pacific West Region. 2010. p. 48.

[:0-4] 1 2 Helfand, Harvey (2002). University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-56898-293-9.

[5] "PCAD - John Bakewell Jr". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

[6] "Berkeley Historical Plaque Project – Berkeley City Hall". berkeleyplaques.org.

[7] "Berkeley Landmarks :: Berkeley City Hall". berkeleyheritage.com.

[8] "City Hall History and Architecture". ww2.cityofpasadena.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

[9] "PCAD - Regents of the University of California, Office Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

[10] "PCAD - Sloat, John D., Monument, Monterey, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

[11] "PCAD - Meyer, John Henry, House #2, Menlo Park, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

[12] "PCAD - Stanford University, Student Union #1, Old Union, Stanford, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

[13] "PCAD - United States Government, Federal Office Building #1, San Francisco, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

[14] "Federal Building, San Francisco, CA". www.gsa.gov.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States
Artists	Musée d'Orsay

John Bakewell Jr.
Born	August 28, 1872 Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1963 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley, École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Architect

Practice	Bakewell and Brown (1905–1927) Bakewell and Weihe (1927–1941)