George C. Sellon

George C. Sellon (February 2, 1881—October 13, 1954)[1] was the first state architect of California. He resigned as State Architect on May 1, 1909 after the legislature passed a resolution to prevent him from working on his own designs and from bringing in private commissions as State Architect.[2] He went on to form a private architectural practice in Sacramento in 1909, which later became Lionakis.[2]

He designed a number of important works, including some which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Selected list of works

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Personal life

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Sellon married Margaret Hughes (born c. 1882 in IL) on June 29th, 1904 in Chicago, IL.[7] He and Margaret had two children, Walter (born c. 1905 in IL) and Virginia (born c. 1907 in VA).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "George Clinton Sellon". Pacific Coast Architect Database. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  4. ^ NRHP (December 1997). National Register Historic Places. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: California, 1/1/1964 - 12/31/2013. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via National Archives Catalog.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Tower Hall". SJSU Digital Collections.
  6. ^ NRHP (November 2011). National Register Historic Places. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: California, 1/1/1964 - 12/31/2013. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via National Archives Catalog.
  7. ^ a b "George Clinton Sellon (Architect)". PCAD.