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The architecture of San Francisco is not so much known for defining a particular architectural style; rather, with its interesting and challenging variations in geography and topology and tumultuous history, San Francisco is known worldwide for its particularly eclectic mix of Victorian [1] and modern architecture. [2]
First Bay Tradition (also known as First Bay Area Tradition or San Francisco Bay Region Tradition [1]) was an architectural style from the period of the 1880s to early 1920s. Sometimes considered as a regional interpretation of the Eastern Shingle Style, it came as a reaction to the classicism of Beaux-Arts architecture.
San Francisco: Built for the San Francisco Mint in 1874 to handle the overflow from the California Gold Rush, this building is affectionately known as The Granite Lady. It is one of the few survivors of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and served until 1937. 94: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel
Buildings and structures in the San Francisco Bay Area (22 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
October 10, 1975 (Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 2905 Hyde Street: Fisherman's Wharf: Flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 to haul goods on and around San Francisco Bay and river delta areas.
Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February 7, 1862 – October 3, 1957) was an American architect. He worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, designing public buildings, including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and also private houses, especially in Berkeley, where he lived and taught at the University of California.
He hired the respected architect and Wright disciple of sorts [15] Robert Anshen of Anshen & Allen to design the initial Eichlers, and the first prototypes were built in 1949. [16] In later years, Eichler built houses that were designed by other architects including by the San Francisco firm Claude Oakland & Associates and the Los Angeles firms ...
First Unitarian Church, Moody house, Hacienda del Pozo de Verona A. C. Schweinfurth (1864–1900), born Albert Cicero Schweinfurth , was an American architect . [ 1 ] He is associated with the First Bay Tradition , an architectural style from the period of the 1880s to early 1920s.