George W. Kelham

George William Kelham
Born1871
Manchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died1936
EducationHarvard University
Alma materEcole des Beaux-Arts
OccupationArchitect
Years active1906–1936
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, 1924

George William Kelham (1871–1936) was an American architect, he was most active in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Biography

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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

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Kelham's works include:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Helfand, Harvey (2002). University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-56898-293-9.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ The Centennial Record of the University of California
  6. ^ Helfland, Harvey. 2001. The Campus Guides: University of California Berkeley, p. 147
  7. ^ DelVecchio, Rick (2004-11-19). "Berkeley: International House celebrates 75th year of promoting understanding". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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