Frederick Herman Meyer
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Frederick Herman Meyer[1] (June 26, 1876 – March 6, 1961) was an American architect. He was active in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is known for designing the YMCA Hotel in San Francisco. From c.1898 until 1901, Samuel Newsom worked with Meyer, to form the firm Newsom and Meyer in Oakland.[2][3] Starting in 1902 and until 1908, Meyer entered into a partnership with architect Smith O'Brien to form the form Meyer and O'Brien.[4]
Frederick Herman Meyer was born on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, his father John Nicholas Meyer was a German immigrant, cabinet maker.[5]
Buildings
[edit]- Cadillac Hotel (1908), Tenderloin, San Francisco, California; designed by Meyer and O'Brien, a San Francisco Historic Landmark, and part of the Uptown Tenderloin Historic District[6][7]
- California Hall (formerly Das Deutsches Haus; 1912), San Francisco, California; which is listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark[8][9]
- The Belgravia (1913), San Francisco, California[10]
- Exposition Auditorium (now known as the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium; 1915), San Francisco, California
- Monadnock Building (1907), San Francisco, California[11]
- Building 101 Built for Bethlehem Steel (1917), at Pier 70, San Francisco, California (now RH Furniture and Restaurant)[12]
- YMCA Hotel (1928), San Francisco, California;[13] which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Michelson, Alan. "Frederick Herman Meyer". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), Built Environments Library, University of Washington. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "Newsom and Meyer". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), Built Environments Library, University of Washington.
- ^ Crocker-Langley San Francisco Business Directory for Years Commencing May 1899. H.S. Crocker Company. 1899.
- ^ "Bay Area Architects: Frederick Meyer". noehill.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Parry, David (2002). "Pacific Heights Architects #7 - Frederick H. Meyer" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Young, Kerri (2021-01-19). "Landmark Tuesdays: The Cadillac Hotel". San Francisco Heritage. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "San Francisco Landmark #176: Cadillac Hotel". noehill.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Accardi, Catherine (2012). San Francisco Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7385-9580-1.
- ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
- ^ "Inside The Belgravia". SFLUXE. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Bay Area Architects: Frederick Meyer". noehill.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "The Bethlehem Steel Building". artandarchitecture-sf.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Bay Area Architects: Frederick Meyer". noehill.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "National Register Information System ID 86000148".
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