John Bakewell Jr. (1872–1963) was an American architect, based in

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, California, U.S..

Biography

John Bakewell Jr. was born on August 28, 1872, in Topeka, Kansas, U.S.. He studied architecture at

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, and

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in Paris. Arthur Brown Jr. had been his classmate in at École des Beaux-Arts. Working with

Arthur Brown Jr. Arthur Brown Jr. (1874–1957) was an American architect, based in San Francisco and designer of many of its landmarks. He is known for his work with John Bakewell Jr. as Bakewell and Brown, along with later works after the partnership dissolved ...

, 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,

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, 1926–1928 * San Francisco City Hall,

, 1912–1915 * Old Berkeley City Hall, now the Maudelle Shirek Building, Berkeley, CA, 1908–1909 * Pasadena City Hall,

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, 1925–1927 *

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, Seattle, WA, 1926–1930. Incompletely constructed. * Golden Gate International Exposition, French Indo-Chinese Pavilion,

, 1937–1939. Demolished 1939. * Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG & E), Headquarters Building,

, 1924–1926 * Panama–Pacific International Exposition, Palace of Horticulture,

, 1913–1915 * Regents of the University of California Office Building,

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, 1910–1911. Demolished 1983. * Sacramento Valley Irrigation Company, Offices, 1910 * San Francisco Housing Authority, Potrero Terrace Housing Development,

, 1941–1942 *

San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is located in San Francisco, California. It is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers 7.5 acres (3 hectares) in the Civic Center Historic Distr ...

, War Memorial Veterans' Building,

, 1922–1932 * John D. Sloat Monument,

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, 1907 * At

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: ** John Henry Meyer House,

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, 1920. Now used as the Stanford Provost's residence. **

Branner Hall Since the founding, Stanford University has provided on-campus housing for students. Today, all undergraduate students, most graduate students, and many graduate employees use campus housing. While not all graduate students are eligible for campus ...

, 1922-1923 ** Encina Commons, 1923 ** Encina Gymnasium, 1915 **

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, 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 Toyon Hall is an all-sophomore dormitory at Stanford University. Its Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque and Mediterranean Revival Style architecture, Mediterranean Revival Style residence halls originally housed 150 men, but today Toyon i ...

, 1922-1923 * Temple Emanu-El,

, 1926 *

50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco) The 50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building"50 United Nations Plaza Federal ...

, 1936 * W.C. Van Antwerp House ("Danvers House"), Burlingame, CA

References

External links

John Bakewell Jr.
at the Pacific Coast Architecture Database

at archINFORM. Beaux Arts architects 1872 births 1963 deaths Architects from San Francisco Mediterranean Revival architects American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts Fellows of the American Institute of Architects 20th-century American architects John Bakewell Jr. buildings {{US-architect-stub