Horace G. Simpson

Name

Simpson, Horace G.

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    
Occupation:    American architect
Location (state):    CA

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AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1916-1939

Biographical Sources

Biographical information:
Contributed by the Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley:
Horace G. Simpson practiced architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early twentieth century.

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Archival Holdings

The American Institute of Architects Archives
      Membership file may contain membership application, related correspondence. Contact the AIA Archives at archives@aia.org for further information.

Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley

Collection Number: 1966-1. Extent: 2 folders, 5 oversize folders, 2 albums, 1 framed drawing. The Horace G. Simpson collection consists of photographs and drawings relating to Simpson's education and to competition entries by the firm Wood & Simpson. Photographs include images of Simpson's second place drawings for the 1908 Rotch Scholarship Competition and a group photograph that may be a class picture. Student work includes drawings from the 1907 and 1908 Rotch competitions, a study for a New York hotel, and a perspective drawing of a skyscraper. Drawings from the firm Wood & Simpson are primarily competition entries for public buildings such as the San Francisco Civic Center and the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. The collection also contains two volumes of full-size details illustrating building in Italy, Greece, France, and Venice. Link to online finding aid: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf70000603

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