Many Palo Alto and Stanford buildings are recognizable as the work of certain architects and builders, some of whom are known internationally. The following list of architects and builders is not a complete listing of their works, but does provide examples. Recent additions include architects, builders and others who have contributed to the character of Palo Alto through their recent contributions via restoration and rehabilitation that have been honored with PAST Preservation Awards.
H. B. Adair | Builder | 356 Kingsley |
Rod Allen | Contractor | 936 Scott renovation |
Thomas J. Allen | Builder | 630 Lytton demolished |
Allison and Allison | Architect | 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto H.S. Administration and Auditorium buildings (old photo) |
SJ Amoroso Construction | Builder | Rinconada Library Restoration/Remodel |
Louis Anderson | Builder | 215 Bryant, studio at 460 Churchill, 2301, 2305, 2311 Hanover |
Montgomery Anderson | Architect | |
R. C. Andrews | Builder | 1136 Waverley |
A. Aro and N. J. Okerman | Architect | 1424 Hamilton |
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L. A. Bachelder | Builder | 535 Lowell, 265 Lytton (Tinney and Sons) |
Albert Bain | Architect | 559 Kingsley |
Charles P. Baker | Builder | 1350 Byron |
C.H. Barrett | 1023 Forest Avenue | |
Bakewell & Brown | Architect | 1200 Bryant, Stanford double houses |
Hans Baldauf | Architect | 1061 Bryant restoration |
C. A. Bates | Builder | 1431 Waverley (Gamble House) |
William H. Bates | Builder | 475 Melville |
L. S. Bean | Builder | 505 Homer, 567 Melville |
W. G. Bell | Builder | 1230 Parkinson |
Sam Benzacar, Creative Habitat | Designer/Contractor | 251 Lincoln Avenue restoration |
Thomas Bender | Architect | 1005 Bryant Street; 1017-1023 Bryant Street |
Martin Bernstein | Architect | 334 KIngsley restoration; 617 High landscaping |
Bertrand & Chamberlin | Architect | 359 Embarcadero Road |
William M. Bernard | Builder | 951, 953, 955 Addison (demolished) |
George C. Bertsche | Builder | 628 Middlefield |
Joe Bettencourt/ Straightline Construction |
Builder | 859 Lytton restoration |
Big-D Pacific | Builder | Palo Alto Art Center |
Black & Campbell | Builder | 165 Channing/865 High, 367 University |
John Blakewell | Architect | Stanford double houses: 612/614 Alvarado Row and Salvatierra |
Bliss and Faville | Architect | 567 Hale |
Bill Bocook | Architect | 536 Gerona remodel |
S. A. Born Building Co. | Builder | 1800 Waverley |
P. W. Bosworth | Builder | 2110 Park |
T. E. Bowman | Architect | 1301 Bryant |
John Branner | Architect | 939 University, primarily on the Stanford campus: 755 Santa Ynez |
C. E. Branson | Architect | 505 Homer |
Charles Brown | Architect | 859 Lytton restoration |
William Bruner | Architect | 668 Ramona Street Rehabilitation |
Lawrence Buck (Chicago) | Architect | 1160 Bryant |
C. L. Buckman | Builder | 1451 Cowper |
Jerome Buttrick | Architect | 327 Addison renovation |
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W. Matlock Campbell | Builder | 334 Cowper, 706 Cowper |
William Campbell | Builder | 449 Seneca |
J. W. Carpenter | Builder | 200 Coleridge |
A. W. Caukins | Builder | 264 Channing, 209 Homer (with J.W. Wells), 935 Ramona, 942 Ramona |
Mark Cavagnero Associates | Architect | Palo Alto Art Center |
O .L. Cavanagh | Builder | 190 Island |
CAW Architects | Architect | 345 Lincoln, 345 Forest Avenue, Sapp Center (2017) |
J. H. Christie | Architect | 95 University (SP Train Station) |
Thomas Church | Landscape Architect | 950 University, 1800 University |
Arthur Bridgman Clark | Architect | 345 Lincoln, 356 Lincoln, 433 Melville, 1136 Waverley |
Birge Clark | Architect | Commercial and residential (see Birge Clark page) |
David Clark | Architect | 155 Island Drive |
E. V. Cobby | Architect | 529 Bryant |
Cody, Anderson, Wasney | Architects | 825 Channing renovation; 520 Ramona restoration; 541 Ramona rehabilitation; 1013 Ramona renovation; Peterson Building rehabilitation; Sea Scout Base Adaptive Use; 261 Hamilton Avenue Rehabilitation |
Cody Brock Commercial Builders | Builder | Sea Scout Base Adaptive Use; 261 Hamilton Avenue Rehabilitation |
Frederick Confers | Architect | 190 Island |
Christopher M. Cook | Builder | 220 Miramonte, 260 Miramonte |
Ernest Coxhead | Architect | 351 Homer, 567 Melville |
Kate Courteau | Architect | 2000 Bryant remodel |
Kathleen Craig | Landscape Design | 351 Homer restoration |
Cranston & Smith Realtors | Builder | 384 – 396 University / 502 Waverley (Decker Oak Building) |
Creative Habitat | Designer/Builder | 251 Lincoln Avenue (2017) |
Dominic Cresci | Contractor | 1345 Cowper renovation |
William Crimm | Architect | 200 Coleridge, 301 Coleridge |
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H. H. Dabinett | Builder | 63 Crescent Drive, 70 Crescent Drive, 365 Hawthorne |
Gardner A. Dailey (1895 - 1967) | Architect | 27 Crescent Drive, 515 East Crescent/1800 University,1870 University |
Damant and Sons | Builder | 520 Ramona Street |
Jon de la Cruz | Interior Designer | 601 Melville Avenue restoration |
Pedro de Lemos | Architect | 460-464 Churchill, 1550-1570 Cowper, 2301, 2305, 2311 Hanover, 101 Waverley Oaks, 520-526 Ramona, 535 Ramona Street, Allied Arts (Menlo Park) |
Devcon Construction | Builder | 323 University Avenue Rehabilitation, Old Winery, Stanford restoration |
Dimensional Construction | Builder | 1303 Waverley garage |
Antonio Drago | Builder | 2050 and 2056 Hanover |
John Dudfield | Builder | 625 Hale, 132 Lincoln, 251 Middlefield |
Joseph Dunn | Builder | 734 Seneca |
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Joseph Eichler | Bewilder | Edgewood, Green Gables, Greenmeadow, Los Arboles and other subdivisions and commissions at Stanford |
EYP | Architecture * Engineering | Sapp Center, Stanford |
Albert Farr | Architect | 1600 Bryant Street |
Z. O. Field and Francis K. Ledyard | Builder | 1005 Bryant, 1017 Bryant, 1146 Waverley |
Findley and Kingham | Builder | 872 and 874 Boyce |
C.E. Finnell | Builder | 2051, 2057, 2063, 2069, 2075, 2081 Harvard Street |
Tom Eliot Fisch | Architect | Hoover Pavilion restoration |
Ralph W. Follmer | Builder | 435 Coleridge, 460 Homer, 1505 University |
J. W. Ford | Builder | 334 Lincoln (original), today |
Frank Fox | Builder | 232 Coleridge, 475 Homer, 320 Kellogg, 467 Lincoln |
Val Franz | Builder | 369 Churchill |
George Freear | Architect | 70 Crescent Drive |
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Michael Garavaglia | Historic Architect | 564 University Avenue Rehabilitation, Rinconada Library Restoration/Remodel |
Elmer Gary | Architect | 661 Bryant former (First Church of Christ, Scientist) |
Robert Geering | Architect | 623 Cabrillo, rehabilitation |
Wells P. Goodenough | Builder | 455 Coleridge, 1247 Cowper, 300 Homer, many sidewalks bear his stamp. |
Charles E. Gottschalk | Architect | 705 Forest |
Sidney L. Griffiths | Builder | 560 Melville |
Group 4 | Architecture | Rinconada Library Restoration/Remodel |
Henry Gutterson | Architect | 510 Lincoln |
D. R. Halling | Builder | Cowper Court (demolished) |
Hays Group | Architect | 323 University Avenue Rehabilitation |
William Hays | Architect | 1701 Bryant (remodeled in 2013) |
J. C. Hladik | Architect | 345 Forest (Laning Chateau) |
Roy Heald | Architect | 248 Homer, Castilleja Administration Building, 255/265 Lytton, 950 University, 970 University |
John Hermannsson | Architect | 1060 High remodel |
E. A. Hettinger | Builder | 803 Cowper, 433 Melville |
Charles Hodges | Architect | Designed many homes at Stanford and Palo Alto as well as Stanford's Memorial Arch. |
Henry W. Hook | Builder | 1022 Webster, 1026 Webster |
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George Jacobson | Builder | 310 Tennyson, 939 University |
Anton Jensen | Builder | 449 Monroe (photo shows original location on Homer) |
Carr Jones | Architect / Builder | 2101 Waverley Street |
Joel Karr, Weske Karr Design Group | Architect | Old Winery restoration, Stanford |
KFA Group | Architect | College Terrace Library renovation |
Leslie Kiler | Landscape Architect | 1928, 1950, and 1990 Cowper, 190 Island |
E. J. Kingham | Builder | 340 Coleridge, 355 North California |
William F. Klay | Architect/Builder | 450 North California, 780 Hamilton |
William Knoles | Architect | 1445 Bryant |
Guy Koepp | Architect | 2121 Webster |
Kohler Associates | Architect | 1118 Webster rehabilitation |
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Gustav Laumeister | Builder | 430 Kingsley, 308 Lincoln, 1020 Waverley, 950 University |
Francis K. Ledyard | Builder | 1017 Bryant |
Lindgren and Swinerton | Architects/Builder | 799 Alma Street |
Michael Lindstrom/Architectural Design Structure | Architect | 525 Alma restoration |
Lindstrom & Sons | Builder | Homer Avenue Commercial Rehabilitation |
Lee Lippert/Lippert & Lippert Design | Architect | Homer Avenue Commercial Rehabilitation |
Ed Lowis | Builder | 2130, 2136 Oberlin |
Longueville and Price | Architect/Builder | 460 Maple |
Mark Lucas | Builder | 466 Ruthven |
Lundberg Design | Architect | 661 Bryant Adaptive Use |
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Charles Mackenzie | Architect | 860 University |
M. P. Madison and E. A. Williams | Architects | 119 Bryant |
John Madsen | Builder | Cardinal Hotel |
M.P. Madison | Builder | 514 High |
Mallock & Feasy | Builder | 1870 University |
K.C. Marcinik | Architect | 936 Scott, renovation |
Mark Cavagnero Associates | Architect | Palo Alto Art Center |
Mariuc build + remodel | Builder | 1128 Webster rehabilitation |
Guido Marx | Builder | 356 Lincoln |
Judith Mattingly | Architect | 1303 Waverley garage reconstruction |
Bernard Maybeck | Architect | The recently restored Sunbonnet House at 1061 Bryant Street is his prominent Palo Alto design. |
McDonald and Kahn | Builders | 456 University (New Varsity Theater) |
Frank McMurry | Architect | 450 Kingsley |
Fred Meyer | Architect | 320 Kellogg |
William M. Meyer | Builder | 1130 University |
A.J. Miller & Associates | Structural Engineer | 668 Ramona Street Rehabilitation |
A. N. Mills | Builder | 564 University, 534 Forest, 175 Webster, 401 Webster, 623 Alma, 1312 Cowper |
Minton Company | Builder | 544 Coleridge, 1250 Lincoln, 1416 Tasso |
W. Garden Mitchell | Architect | 2110 Park (concrete) |
Pete Moffat | Contractor | 1061 Bryant restoration |
Monson Brothers | Architects/Builders | 529 Bryant |
George B. Moore | Builder | 686 Matadero, 2300 Wellesley (College Terrace Library) |
Julia Morgan | Architect | Designed several homes including 423 Chaucer and the National Register World War I Hostess House |
Chester Morris | Builder | 1000 Cowper (demolished) |
George W. Mosher (1863 - 1939) |
Builder | 270 Channing, 359 Embarcadero, 575 Hawthorne, 617 High, 900 University |
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E. K. Nelson | Builder | 440 – 450 Bryant |
Samuel Newsom | Architect | 514 High |
Leslie Nichols | Architect | 419 Maple, 1664 Emerson, 39 Crescent, 1313 Newell Road, Lawn Bowling Club House |
NorthWall Builders | Builder | 358 Addison; 345 Lincoln, 345 Forest Avenue, Sapp Center (2017) |
Garth Nystrom | Builder | 1345 Cowper renovation; 623 Cabrillo rehabilitation |
Arthur T. O'Brien | Architect | 457 Kingsley |
Olaf Richard Ogran | Builder | 1504 Byron |
LeBaron Olive | Architect | 263 Churchill, 1021 Cowper |
Oliver and Company | Contractor | 668 Ramona Street Rehabilitation |
Frederick Olmstead | Landscape Architect | Stanford Campus |
Ole Olsen | Builder | 390 Leland, 591 Stanford |
Osborne and Knight | Builder | 1370 Lincoln |
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Page & Turnbull | Preservation Architects |
1247 Cowper restoration/rehabilitation; Hoover Pavilion restoration |
John F. Parkinson | Builder | 321 Kipling |
William Peacock | Builder | 510 Waverley (Decker Oak) |
Ray Peppin | Architect | 2510 Waverley |
George Peterson | Builder | 271 University |
Plant Construction | Builder | Sapp Center, Stanford (restoration) |
William Pluns | Builder | 760 Homer |
H. B. Post | Builder | 236 Churchill, 300 Coleridge |
Powers | Architect | 384 – 396 University / 502 Waverley (Decker Oak Building) |
J. A. Prewitt | Builder | 667 Lytton |
Lionel M. Pries | Architect | 1155 Waverley |
Longueville Price | Architect / Builder | 460 Maple |
J. E. Qualls | Builder | 1621 Castelleja |
Quality Construction by VM | Builder | 564 University Avenue Rehabilitation |
P. P. Quinn | Builder | 271 Addison, 610 California, 450 Kingsley |
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Francis W. Reid | Berkeley Architect | 1527 Waverley |
Reid Brothers | Architect | 456 University (New Varsity Theater) |
RHM Architecture | Architect | 819 Ramona rehabilitation |
W. T. Rhodes | Architect | 509 Hale |
Robelo & Associates | Builder | 601 Melville restoration |
Milton B. Roller | Architect | 448 Addison |
G. W. Rosebrook | Builder | 225 Emerson |
T. Paterson Ross (1873-1956) (See The DeForest House) | Architect | 900 University (Squire House) |
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E. J. Schmaling | Builder | 1220 Hamilton, 2261 Waverley |
Virginia Schutte | Designer | 1027 Emerson remodel |
Alfred Seale | Builder | 305 Churchill |
Coleman Seidel | Builder | 423 Chaucer |
Shea & Shea | Architects | 751 Waverley (St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church) |
Sheldon & Mosher | Builder | 225 Emerson |
Sherrill Construction | Builder | 327 Addison renovation |
A. W. Smith | Architect | 601 Melville, National Register; 281 Addison, 430 Kingsley and 739 Santa Ynez, Stanford. (Most of his work was in Oakland.) |
Cleveland Smith | Builder | 510 Tennyson |
George Washington Smith | Architect | Most famous for the public buildings in Santa Barbara, 1336 Cowper (National Register) |
Henry C. Smith | Architect | |
Mike Smith | Builder | Woman's Club remodel |
Paul Rowan Smith | Builder | 218, 224, 226, 230 North California |
Walter Sorenson | Builder | 1410 Tasso |
James Stedman | Builder | 1849 Webster (demolished) |
Marcus Stedman | Designer / Builder | 272 Rinconada Avenue was his home. Other Stedman homes were featured on the 2009 Holiday House Tour. |
E. A. Stenbit | Builder | 2261 Waverley |
Clinton Stepherson Construction | Builder | 510 Lincoln (side view) |
Stern & Price | Developers | See examples on Murdoch, Alger, Ashton, Cowper, Maureen, Middlefield, and Rambow. |
Joseph L. Stewart | Architect | 610 Coleridge |
Harold Stormer | Architect | 840 Hamilton |
Charles K. Sumner | Architect | Sumner homes were featured on the 2007 Holiday House Tour. |
Barry Swenson | Builder | College Terrace Library renovation |
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Clarence Tanta | Architect | 300 Coleridge |
Charles Tantau | Architect | 236 Churchill |
C. W. Taylor and Sons | Builder | 212 High (Trolley Barn) |
Terra Nova Industries | Old Winery restoration, Stanford (2017) | |
John Hudson Thomas | Architect | 1680 Bryant, 628 Middlefield; his work was mainly in the East Bay in Berkeley |
Mary D. Thomas | Architect | 1432 Webster |
Alfred G. Thompson | Builder | 212 – 214 Homer |
William Thompson | Builder | 1200 Bryant |
Curtis Tobey, Jr. | Architect | 660 Waverley (demolished) |
David Toews Construction | Builder | 617 High landscaping |
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H. L. Upham | Architect / Builder | 271 Addison, 200 Homer, 381 Hawthorne, 443 Kipling |
Vance Brown | Builder | Peterson Building rehabilitation; Hoover Pavilion restoration |
George H. Van Epps | Builder | 627 Channing |
H. Van Polen | Architect / Builder | 2105, 2114, 2115, 2124 Oberlin |
Aino Vieira da Rosa | Architect | 358 Addison rehabilitation;601 Melville Avenue restoration (2017) |
Carl Walstrom | Builder | 1415 Cowper |
Carl Warnecke | Architect | 271 University |
Sarah Warto | Landscape Design | 601 Melville Avenue restoration |
Chris Wasney | Architect | |
Webcor Builders | Builder | 819 Ramona rehabilitation |
William Henry Weeks | Architect | 251 University, 235 Hamilton (Cardinal Hotel) Lobby |
Weeks and Day | Architect | Stanford Theater |
Ralph Emerson Welles | Builder | 931 Addison |
James W. Wells | Builder | 209 Homer (with A. W. Caulkins), 374 Kingsley, 465 Melville |
E. A. Williams and M. P. Madison | Architects | 119 Bryant |
P. W. Wilson | Builder | 771 Lytton |
Margaret Wimmer | Residential Designer | 251 Lincoln Avenue restoration |
Frank W. Wise | Builder | 1052 Bryant |
Frank D. Wolfe | Architect / Builder | 1052 Bryant, 711 Cowper, 860 University |
Frank Lloyd Wright | Architect | National Register Hanna–Honeycomb House at Stanford |
William Wilson Wurster | Architect | 2240 Cowper, 1570 Emerson, 305 Churchill |
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