Frederick Herman Meyer (June 26, 1876 – March 6, 1961) was an American architect. He was active in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is known for designing the
YMCA Hotel in San Francisco. From c.1898 until 1901,
Samuel Newsom worked with Meyer, to form the firm Newsom and Meyer in
Oakland
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.
Frederick Herman Meyer was born on
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, his father John Nicholas Meyer was a German immigrant, cabinet maker.
Buildings
*
California Hall (formerly Das Deutsches Haus), San Francisco, 1912, which is listed as a
San Francisco Designated Landmark
* The Belgravia, San Francisco, 1913
* Exposition Auditorium (now known as the
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium), San Francisco, 1915
*
YMCA Hotel, San Francisco, 1928, which is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
References
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1876 births
1961 deaths
Architects from San Francisco
20th-century American architects
American people of German descent