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Germano Milono (1913-1978)
Name
Milono, Germano
Personal Information
Birth/Death: b. 1913 – d. 04/12/1978
Occupation: American architect
Location (state): CA
This record has not been verified for accuracy.
AIA Affiliation
Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1950-decease
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1969
Biographical Sources
American Architects Directories:
Address listed in 1956 American Architects Directory
Address listed in 1962 American Architects Directory
Address listed in 1970 American Architects Directory
Biographical information:
Contributed by the Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley:
Germano Milono (1913-1978) was born in Vestigne, Italy, to Carlo and Delphina Milono, who ran a retail food market. Between 1934-1935, he taught architectural design for the museum extension of the WPA in Pennsylvania, and in 1937 he received his architecture degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology. Milono served in the United States Army 1942-1946 and acquired his California architecture license in 1947. In 1969 he was invested as a Fellow of the AIA. He was appointed membership to the State Board of Architectural Examiners by Governor Edmund Brown from 1964-1969 and he was a member of the Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco during 1966-1969.
Sources: Germano Milono and Associates Brochure
Related Records
Archival Holdings
The American Institute of Architects Archives
Membership file may contain membership application, Fellowship nomination, related correspondence. Contact the AIA Archives at archives@aia.org for further information.
Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley
Collection Number: 2001-04. Extent: 8 boxes, 15 large boxes, 1 flat file drawer, 21 tubes, 1 small box, 6 flat boxes, 2 models.
The collection, which spans the years 1930-1978 (bulk 1954-1968), consists of records, drawings, photographs, and papers relating to the architectural career of Germano Milono. Working mostly in California and Nevada, Germano Milono and Associates took on educational, civic, commercial, medical, religious, planning and single-family residential projects. The firm collaborated with structural engineer, T.Y. Lin and landscape architect, Thomas D. Church.
Major educational projects include renovations to several buildings on the University of California, Berkeley campus, including California Hall, Moses Hall, and Stephens Halls. The collection also includes his work for the new UC Santa Cruz campus Social Sciences Building and Sonoma State College Library. Milono also worked extensively on the Santa Catalina School for Girls in Monterey, California.
Notable religious projects include the Church of the Good Shepherd in Corral de Tierra, California, Holy Name Parish Hall in San Francisco, and St. John the Baptist Church in Napa, California. Milono also participated in several civic projects. Notable residential projects include the Gauer House, Sonoma County, California, the Kelly House, Santa Rosa, California, the Honig House in Inverness, California, and the Foster House in Pebble Beach, California.
Link to online finding aid: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2v19n8d9