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George Clinton Sellon
George C. Sellon (February 2, 1881—October 13, 1954) was the first state architect of California. He resigned as State Architect on May 1, 1909 after the legislature passed a resolution to prevent him from working on his own designs and from bringing in private commissions as State Architect. He went on to form a private architectural practice in Sacramento in 1909, which later became Lionakis. He designed a number of important works, including some which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Selected list of works *California Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, WA 1908-1909California State Insectary(1908), Sacramento, CA *Cottage #1, Cottage #2, and Cottage #3 (1908), at California Polytechnic School, San Luis Obsipo, CA *California-Western States Life Insurance Company, Headquarters Building (1924-1925), Central Sacramento, Sacramento, CA *American Cash Apartments-American Cash Store, Sacramento, California *Colusa Unified School District, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Architect
Many national governments and states have a public official titled the state architect or government architect. The specific duties and areas of responsibility of state architects vary, but they generally involve responsibility for the design and/or construction of public buildings in the state. The state architect and subordinates typically form an organizational unit variously named the Division of the State Architect, Office of the State Architect, or similar. Functions Specific functions vary from state to state, but may include: * Preparing designs and specifications for small and moderate-sized state-owned building or renovation projects * Selecting and overseeing the work of architectural firms contracted by the state to prepare designs and specifications for larger state-owned building projects * Reviewing and approving designs prepared by private-sector architects for "critical" buildings owned by political subdivisions of the state such as schools, police stations, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |