Lewis Parsons Hobart (January 14, 1873 – October 19, 1954) was an American architect, whose designs included San Francisco's Grace Cathedral and

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, several

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buildings,California Academy of Sciences Museum Buildings
and the

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Biography

Hobart was born in St. Louis,

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. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from the

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, and studied at the

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and the

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in Paris.UC Berkeley Architect Collections
, retrieved October 26, 2007 Hobart played a role in the rebuilding efforts of the

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following the

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, designing several buildings. A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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, dates to 1908 when Hobart of was hired by the

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(PIC) to design the Pebble Beach Lodge. The rustic

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style inn was built of huge timbers cut from the nearby forests. Pebble Beach and the one-story lodge were announced in ''The San Francisco Call'' on May 28, 1909, with new roads that access the inn and surrounding

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. Hobart became the first President of the

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in 1932 and was also appointed to the Board of Architects for the 1939

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.Lewis Parsons Hobart biography

Works

Bleachers--Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial near Kaimana Beach-sunny

, Stockton Street at O'Farrell,

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; opened 1929 as O'Connor and Mofatt, expanded 1947 * Newhall Estate, 1761 Manor Drive,

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(Hobart, Lewis Parsons); NRHP-listed *One or more works in

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, roughly 1017-1067 Green Street, San Francisco, California (Hobart, L.P.); NRHP-listed * U.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon), 511 NW Broadway,

(Hobart, Lewis P.); NRHP-listed *

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, Kalakaua Avenue,

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(Hobart, Lewis P.); NRHP-listed

References

External links

Abbreviated list of architectural work
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hobart, Lewis P. Architects from San Francisco 1873 births 1954 deaths Historicist architects People associated with the California Academy of Sciences 20th-century American architects Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park