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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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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