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[[Image:Wpolk2.jpg|right|Architect Willis Polk]] |
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'''Willis Polk''' ([[October 3]], [[1867]]-[[September 10]], [[1924]]) was an American [[architect]] most well known for his work in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and was related to United States President [[James Polk]]. Willis Polk's early career included work with [[McKim, Mead & White]], as well as [[Bernard Maybeck]]. Polk also worked with [[Daniel Burnham]] in Chicago, and then moved to San Francisco to establish and direct Burnham's San Francisco office. Before long, Polk started his own firm and spent many years designing highly regarded California commercial and residential architecture. |
'''Willis Polk''' ([[October 3]], [[1867]]-[[September 10]], [[1924]]) was an American [[architect]] most well known for his work in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and was related to United States President [[James Polk]]. Willis Polk's early career included work with [[McKim, Mead & White]], as well as [[Bernard Maybeck]]<ref name=mccoy>{{cite book | last =McCoy | first =Esther | authorlink =Esther McCoy | title =Five California Architects | publisher =Reinhold Publishing Corporation | date =1960 | location =New York | pages =37-38 | id =ASIN B000I3Z52W}}</ref>. Polk also worked with [[Daniel Burnham]] in Chicago, and then moved to San Francisco to establish and direct Burnham's San Francisco office. Before long, Polk started his own firm and spent many years designing highly regarded California commercial and residential architecture. |
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Polk was a highly versatile architect, with particular skill in combining classical styles with environmental harmony. He was highly regarded for his elegant residential work, mainly in mansions and estates, in the Georgian Revival style for wealthy and prominent San Francisco residents. |
Polk was a highly versatile architect, with particular skill in combining classical styles with environmental harmony. He was highly regarded for his elegant residential work, mainly in mansions and estates, in the Georgian Revival style for wealthy and prominent San Francisco residents. |
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==Notable Polk buildings== |
==Notable Polk buildings== |
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[[Image:2855 Pacific Small.jpg|frame|left|Example of a Polk-designed house in San Francisco]] |
[[Image:2855 Pacific Small.jpg|frame|left|Example of a Polk-designed house in San Francisco]] |
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*[[Palace of Fine Arts]] (Polk was the Supervising Architect of the 1915 Exposition) |
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*[[Pacific Union Club]] |
*[[Pacific Union Club]] |
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*[[Hallidie Building]] |
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*[[Carolands|The Carolands Chateau]], following the plans of French home designer [[Ernest Sanson]] |
*[[Carolands|The Carolands Chateau]], following the plans of French home designer [[Ernest Sanson]] |
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*[[Le Petit Trianon]] |
*[[Le Petit Trianon]] |
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Revision as of 22:00, 2 July 2007
Willis Polk (October 3, 1867-September 10, 1924) was an American architect most well known for his work in San Francisco, California. He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and was related to United States President James Polk. Willis Polk's early career included work with McKim, Mead & White, as well as Bernard Maybeck[1]. Polk also worked with Daniel Burnham in Chicago, and then moved to San Francisco to establish and direct Burnham's San Francisco office. Before long, Polk started his own firm and spent many years designing highly regarded California commercial and residential architecture.
Polk was a highly versatile architect, with particular skill in combining classical styles with environmental harmony. He was highly regarded for his elegant residential work, mainly in mansions and estates, in the Georgian Revival style for wealthy and prominent San Francisco residents.
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire he was a member of Mayor Eugene Schmitz's Committee of Fifty leaders who undertook ambitious plans to rebuild a world-class city.
Notable Polk buildings
- Palace of Fine Arts (Polk was the Supervising Architect of the 1915 Exposition)[1]
- Pacific Union Club
- Hallidie Building
- Sunol Water Temple
- Filoli Estate
- The reconstruction of Mission Dolores (1917) which was damaged in the 1906 earthquake
- The Carolands Chateau, following the plans of French home designer Ernest Sanson
- Le Petit Trianon
References
- ^ a b McCoy, Esther (1960). Five California Architects. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation. pp. 37–38. ASIN B000I3Z52W.