George Adrian Applegarth (1875 – 1972) was an American architect. Applegarth’s career included designing the

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, the Clift Hotel (now The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel), and projects for the town of

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. He co-founded the architectural firm, MacDonald & Applegarth.

Early life and education

Applegarth was born on October 4, 1875, in Oakland, California, to parents Henrietta Anne (née Sanders) and John Applegarth. His mother was born in Walcot, Somerset, England, and his father was born in Canada. George H. Sanders, of the architectural firm Wright & Sanders was his maternal uncle; and John Arnold Sanders, a noted English painter and sculptor, was his maternal grandfather. He graduated from Oakland High School; and began his career as a draughtsman for Wright & Sanders in San Francisco, while he studied drawing at the

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under Bernard Maybeck. Applegarth continued his training at in Paris (degree in April 1906), where he met his future work partner Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.

Career

He returned to the United States after the

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and fires. In 1907, Applegarth obtained his architecture license in California. From 1907 until 1912, he was part of the architecture firm MacDonald & Applegarth, a collaboration with his former classmate. Around 1917, he helped in the construction of Clyde, California, once a company town built for the employees of the Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company. Bernard Maybeck led the project, and it was funded in part by the United States government loan. He was a fellow of the

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, and for a period of time served as president of the San Francisco chapter.

Personal life and death

Applegarth was married to Gwendolyn Powers (1889–1981), together they had three children. He died on January 19, 1972, while in a hospital in San Francisco.

List of notable buildings

References

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