Richard Longstreth provides a detailed picture of the early careers of four architects—Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, Ernest Coxhead, and A.C. Schweinfurth—who had a decisive impact on the course of design in the San Francisco Bay Area and who stand as significant contributors to American architecture.
On the Edge of the World Four Architects in San Francisco at the Turn of the Century
About the Book
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
I Academic Eclecticism: The Question of Style
II Training: London, New York, Paris
III San Francisco: The Modern Cosmopolis
IV Transition: A Few Young Men
V Coxhead and Polk: The Rustic City House
VI Coxhead and Polk: Rustic Suburban and Country Houses
VII Coxhead and Polk: Large City and Country Houses
VIII Coxhead and Polk: Civic Projects
IX Schweinfurth: The Cause of Regional Expression
X At the Turn of the Century: The New San Francisco
XI Maybeck: The Struggle for Brief Moments of Eternal Conciliation
Notes
Bibliography
List of Buildings and Projects
Index
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