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