San Francisco County
Biographies
ARTHUR
BROWN, JR.
BROWN, ARTHUR,
JR., Architect, San
Francisco, California, was born May 21, 1874 at Oakland, California. He is the son of Arthur Brown and
Victoria A. Brown. His father was a civil engineer in charge of that department
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The younger Mr. Brown received his
preliminary education in the public schools of his native city, following this
with attendance at the University of California. He was graduated from the latter
institution as a civil engineer in 1896, with the degree of Bachelor of
Science.
Soon after finishing his
work at the University Mr. Brown went to Paris for the purpose of
studying architecture, becoming a student in the world-famous Ecole des Beaux Arts. He took advantage of the opportunities for seeing the
architecture of the Old
World cities,
and when he was graduated, in 1901, was splendidly equipped for the practice of
his chosen profession. Upon his return to San Francisco from Paris in 1904 he quickly established a
reputation for himself as an artistic designer of buildings. He opened a
general practice at once, and numerous structures in San Francisco and other parts of California stand as monuments to his skill. The
interior dome and decorations of the City of Paris building, San Francisco, is one sample of his work, while others
are the Burlingame Country Club, Berkeley (Cal.) Town Hall, the Santa
Fe Railroad Station at Redlands, Cal., and various others. Mr. Brown, who is now a member of the
firm of Bakewell & Brown, is noted for his
versatility.
He is a member of the Societe
des Architects Diplomes par le Gouvernement,
Beaux Arts Society, Cercle de l’Union,
Claremont Country Club and University Club, of San Francisco.
Transcribed by Gloria (Wiegner) Lane.
Source: Press Reference
Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 902, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.
1913.
© 2007 Gloria
Lane.
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