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Chronological listing of 10 selected architectural works in the San Francisco Bay Area (1905-1906).
- Former Headquarters of the Vedanta Society
- First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Mrs. A. A. Smith house
- Reverend Edward L. and Bertha Parsons house
- Mrs. A. Sedgwich house
- Baker and Hamilton Warehouse
- Flats
- 2727 Vallejo St. house
- 2737 Vallejo St. house
- Shingle apartments
- Abbreviations
1905, Pacific Heights, Former Headquarters of the Vedanta Society,
2963 Webster St., San Francisco.
Joseph A. Leonard.
The Vedanta Temple, at Webster and Filbert Streets, was built in 1905 for the Vedanta religious order, which practiced the ideal of inclusiveness. All faiths were welcome at the temple; each tower symbolizes a different Eastern religion. To the conventional design for a two-story Edwardian house the designer added exotic window and door decorations on the first floor, a beautiful gallery surrounding the third floor, and a roof design marvelously eclectic (Alexander and Heig 2002: 251).
One of the most unique structures in all San Francisco is the Vedanta Temple, at 2963 Webster Street, built for the Vedanta Society in 1905 (See page 251). With its towers, onion domes, minarets, crenelations, and a Moorish arcade, all perched atop a fairly conventional two-story house with curious window decorations, it has been described as "A meeting of the mysterious East and the uninhibited West." (Alexander and Heig 2002: 291).
1905, San Jose, First Church of Christ, Scientist
E. St. James and N. 2nd St., San Jose
Willis Polk.
An elegant Classic Revival design, the only one of its kind by this important San Francisco architect. The building also contributes, even in its currently abandoned state, to the civic dignity of St. James Park (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 192).
1905, East Bay, Mrs. A. A. Smith house,
2310 College Ave., Berkeley
Julia Morgan.
(Boutelle 1988: 249).
1905, East Bay, Reverend Edward L. and Bertha Parsons house,
2732 Durant St., Berkeley
Julia Morgan.
Moved from 2532 Durant Street and remodeled by Morgan as student residence, 1915 (Boutelle 1988: 249).
1905, East Bay, Mrs. A. Sedgwich house,
2903 N. Dwight Way, Berkeley
Julia Morgan.
(Boutelle 1988: 249).
1905, SOMA, Baker and Hamilton Warehouse,
700-68 7th St., San Francisco
Albert Pissis.
More noble brick storage palaces (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 153).
1905 (circa), Presidio Heights, Flats,
2106-10 Lyon St., San Francisco.
Edgar Mathews.
An appropriately Craftsman group of flats across from the Swedenborgian Church (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 101).
1905 (circa), Presidio Heights, 2727 Vallejo St. house,
2727 Vallejo St., San Francisco.
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The first of a pair of shingled houses of the First Bay Tradition (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 95).
1905 (circa), Presidio Heights, 2737 Vallejo St. house,
2737 Vallejo St., San Francisco.
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The second of a pair of shingled houses of the First Bay Tradition (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 95).
1905 (circa), Presidio Heights, Shingle apartments,
2870-78 Washington St., San Francisco.
Edgar Mathews.
The multi-dormered roofscape of this shingled apartment helps make this group outstanding (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 102).