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Frank Delos Wolfe (1863–1926) was an architect for clients across
northern California Northern California (colloquially known as NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, its main population centers incl ...
. He contributed significantly to the architecture in now-historic neighborhoods of San Jose, California. Frank Wolfe was born in
Green Springs, Ohio Green Springs is a village in Sandusky and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,368 at the 2010 census. Its "claim to fame" is Mineral Springs, the largest natural sulfur spring in the world. Elmwood at the Springs He ...
. In 1888 he moved to San Jose, California. In 1892 he began work as an architect. Frank partnered with Charles McKenzie from 1899 to 1910. Together they designed hundreds of buildings. Wolfe and McKenzie worked on houses in
Naglee Park Naglee Park is a historic residential neighborhood in San Jose, California, to the east of Downtown San Jose and San Jose State University. History Much of the Naglee Park neighborhood was developed on the grounds of the estate of Civil War Bri ...
beginning in 1902 and then Hanchett Park beginning in 1906. Frank's son Carl joined him as an associate in 1912. Under the Wolfe & Wolfe partnership Frank designed several California
Prairie style Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hip roof, hipped roofs with broad Overhang (architecture), ove ...
homes. Frank designed houses of Palm Haven in
Willow Glen Willow Glen is a district of San Jose, California, San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County. Willow Glen is known for its historic downtown, dining and shopping, and is one of the most expensive neighborhoods to ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Frank Delos 1863 births 1926 deaths Architects from Ohio Architects from California People from Green Springs, Ohio People from San Jose, California