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Prominent Architects and Builders

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.

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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	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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