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Willis Jefferson Polk (October 3, 1867 – September 10, 1924) was an American architect, best known for his work in San Francisco, California. For ten years, he was the West Coast representative of D.H. Burnham & Company. In 1915, Polk oversaw the architectural committee for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition (PPIE).
The Hallidie Building is an office building in the Financial District of San Francisco, California, at 130 Sutter Street, between Montgomery Street and Kearny Street. Designed by architect Willis Polk and named in honor of San Francisco cable car pioneer Andrew Smith Hallidie, it opened in 1918.
Carolan engaged the San Francisco-based Willis Polk, a distinguished architect in his own right, to be the structural designer and construction manager, instructing him to faithfully execute Sanson's designs.
The Polk Family reunited to form a design firm in San Francisco during the economically troubled 1892-1898 period. Willis Jefferson served as chief designer, Daniel oversaw draftsmen, and Willis Webb supervised construction for this firm. Daniel left the firm in 1897 to move to Los Angeles to start an art school.
Willis Jefferson Polk, Architect. Willis Jefferson Polk was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on October 3, 1867, the eldest of five children. His father, Willis Webb Polk (1836-1906), was also an architect. At the age of 14 Polk became an architect's apprentice and in 1882 he won a competition for the design of a six-room schoolhouse in Hope ...
7 de mar. de 2018 · The Hallidie Building is No. 37 in the list of San Francisco’s landmarks, and among Willis Polk’s many contributions to the city’s architecture, it’s unarguably the most important.
8 de dez. de 2020 · Not only is the house in the city’s Pacific Heights enclave, one of the most theatrical residences ever conceived by the genius society architect Willis Polk, the Spanish Renaissance Revival...
