Willis Polk

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Willis Polk was an influential early 20th-century American architect known for shaping San Francisco’s post-earthquake architectural landscape with prominent residential and commercial designs.

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Willis Polk canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1924 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1880s ⓘ
basedIn San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco
birthDate 1867-10-03 ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1924-09-10 ⓘ
designed Hallidie Building, San Francisco ⓘ
Hobart Building, San Francisco ⓘ
numerous post-1906 earthquake residences on Nob Hill and Pacific Heights ⓘ
employer D. H. Burnham & Company ⓘ
familyName Polk ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
fullName Willis Jefferson Polk ⓘ
genre Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
commercial architecture ⓘ
residential architecture ⓘ
givenName Willis ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
influenced early 20th-century San Francisco architects ⓘ
influencedBy Daniel Burnham ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement City Beautiful movement ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor prominent early 20th-century buildings in San Francisco ⓘ
shaping San Francisco’s post-1906 earthquake architectural landscape ⓘ
notableProject participation in Daniel Burnham’s 1905 Plan of San Francisco ⓘ
notableWork Bourn Mansion (San Francisco) ⓘ
Burr Mansion (San Francisco) ⓘ
Hale Brothers Department Store (San Francisco) ⓘ
Hallidie Building ⓘ
Hobart Building ⓘ
Merchants Exchange Building (remodeling, San Francisco) ⓘ
Mills Building (alterations and additions, San Francisco) ⓘ
One Lombard Street (San Francisco Ferry Building alterations and additions context) ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
placeOfBirth Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ
placeOfDeath San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco
positionHeld director of the San Francisco office of D. H. Burnham & Company ⓘ
regionOfActivity Northern California ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
residence San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco
workLocation San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco

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